December 19, 2023 Issue
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On the cover
Arsenal of autocracyHow the ayatollahs act as the arms suppliers of a new axis of evil.
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Your Land
Business
Letter from the Editor
Letter from the editor
The harsh lessons of 2023
Washington Briefing
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National Security
Risk of war with China is real and rising
The Columnists
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- In three days, a preview of 2024's battles Byron York
- Exactly 250 years from the event that started the Revolution Dan Hannan
Exactly 250 years ago, on Dec. 16, 1773, a gang of rowdies, some dressed as Mohawk braves, boarded three merchant ships in Boston Harbor and, over three hours, dumped 342 chests of tea into the cold waves. A new law had, in fact, lowered the price of tea, but they still resented paying a token levy on it.
- The hedge fund finishing school that is Harvard Dominic GreenHow do you know if someone you’ve just met went to Harvard? They’ll tell you in the first two minutes. I plagiarized that joke from the English original about the false modesty of people who went to Oxford. Plagiarism is allowed at Harvard. Its president, Claudine Gay, is a serial plagiarist, but she still has her job. Like laws in the real world, academic rules are for the little people.
Life & Arts
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Christmas Books
The latest, greatest last word on Homer
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Christmas Books
Megan Fox: Bombshell, star, poet?
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Christmas Books
What is comedy? And can a comedy journalist tell you in a book?
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Christmas Books
Democrats get some unsolicited advice for Christmas
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More from the Magazine
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Obituary
Ryan O’Neal, 1941-2023
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Crossword Puzzle
Crossword: Holiday Travel
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