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Illegally Yours, Keith McNally
Before Balthazar, before my Green Card, before I had any success at all—New York showed me that charm and nerve could beat out class and pedigree.
Keith McNally
What the Bathroom at Balthazar Taught Me About America
I came to this country looking for fortune. Instead, I found belonging in a place most people never bother to look.
Cheikhou Niane
Things Worth Remembering: The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
The crossed-out words and penciled-in phrases in the early drafts of the Declaration of Independence tell a story of how our core principles were…
Walter Isaacson
Live in D.C.: Palmer Luckey and Bari Weiss on the Future of American Power
A conversation with Anduril’s founder on America’s fight for the future.
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The Revolt of the Rich Kids
Armed with Ivy League diplomas and cultural capital but locked out of wealth and status, this disaffected class is fueling America’s new radicalism.
Rob Henderson
George Raveling’s Extraordinary American Life
When my friend was born, he was legally considered less than fully human. Then he became a legend—standing beside Martin Luther King Jr. and helping…
Ryan Holiday
Norman Podhoretz: The Longest Journey in the World
My double life between Brooklyn and Manhattan—grit and glamour, loyalty and betrayal—nearly tore me apart. It also saved me.
Norman Podhoretz
My Family Lives in the Shadow of the American Dream
In a country as wealthy as ours, why are families like mine left out in the cold?
Andrew Tait
I Once Thought Europeans Lived as Well as Americans. Not Anymore.
Europe is the world’s most wonderful museum, but at the end of the day I want my air-conditioning and clothes dryer.
Tyler Cowen
Things Worth Remembering: Lady Liberty’s Open Arms
It was a poet who transformed America’s favorite statue from a celebration of independence to a symbol of welcome.
Joe Nocera
I’m Finally Hanging My American Flag
Growing up, I was taught to dislike the American flag and all that it represented. This year, for the first time, I hung one outside my house.
Larissa Phillips
The Revisionist History of Pride Month
We have gay rights because thousands of ordinary people were brave enough to live openly, not because a trans woman of color threw a brick at a bar.
River Page
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