The New Greg Packer
D.C. has its own Greg Packer — and his name is Phillip Carlisle.
Nic Rowan
Nic Rowan was a 2017 summer intern at the Washington Free Beacon. He is a student at Hillsdale College studying history and journalism. His Twitter handle is @NicXTempore.
The Force of Fans and Fabric
DETROIT—”Please refrain from trying to wear any of the artworks,” the docent tells me as I enter “Star Wars™ and the Power of the Costume,” on view at the Detroit Institute of Art until Sept. 30.
It’s a reasonable request: Even though “Star Wars” resides in one of the most prestigious galleries in the United States, this isn’t really an art exhibition. It’s a nerd-out—$24 for an hour with the industrial lights and magic of Lucasfilm’s costume designers. Who among the droves of children and twenty-somethings here today isn’t tempted to try on a couple outfits?
Hillary’s Sad Carnival
NEW YORK CITY—She is the young woman who patiently explained to the homeless man in the subway station that playing fretless would greatly increase his guitar’s tonal range. Now she is arguing with her boyfriend as they wait in line for OZYFEST outside Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield.
Radical Inaction at the Families Belong Together March
NEW YORK CITY—When I pop out of the subway in Foley Square, an angry crowd throws its message on me—and it feels oddly familiar.
The Church of Animal Rights
NEW YORK — As I exit the church this Sunday, I leave behind the day of rest to enter the new evangelism.
Politicos In Cars Getting Coffee
It’s early Saturday morning outside Katie’s Coffee House in Great Falls, Virginia, where about 400 car enthusiasts from Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C., have rolled out to the parking lot for Cars and Coffee — their weekly chance to gawk at the metro area’s finest classic and exotic cars.
A Pro-Life President
“Choose life, your mommy did.”
It’s an old bumper sticker, but I catch sight of it as I’m rushing into the May 22 11th annual Campaign for Life Gala hosted by the Susan B. Anthony List and featuring President Donald Trump as its keynote speaker. I’m late, inappropriately seersuckered, and cloaked in the smell of old tobacco. It has also been raining all day.
State Department: U.S. Passports to North Korea Restricted Beginning Sept. 1
The Department of State has announced it will restrict all U.S. citizens from traveling into, in, or through North Korea beginning Sept. 1. This warning, issued on Thursday, comes in the wake of the escalating rhetoric between the DPRK and President Donald Trump over the past few days.
Experts: Underfunded Counter-Terror Programs Face Uncertain Future
Underfunded and poorly organized Countering Violent Terrorism (CVE) programs face an uncertain future, according to experts speaking at the Heritage Foundation on Tuesday.
Human Rights Advocates Petition for Greater US Involvement in Stopping Yazidi Genocide
Two human rights advocates urged for greater United States involvement in providing political and social stability to Sinjar in Iraq’s Nineveh province, speaking on Thursday at the Hudson Institute on the third anniversary of the beginning of genocide committed against the Yazidis, a religious minority group occupying the region.
