SubscribeSign inShare this postWhen The Narrative Replaces The Newsandrewsullivan.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailMar 19, 2021Share this postWhen The Narrative Replaces The Newsandrewsullivan.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailanyThe suspected attacker in Pittsburgh allegedly said he wanted to “kill Jews” while rampaging inside a synagogue. Police said the man charged with killing people at an El Paso Walmart told them that he was targeting “Mexicans” that day. And the man who massacred Black parishioners inside a Charleston church detailed his racist motivations at...…SubscribeSign inShare this postWhen The Narrative Replaces The Newsandrewsullivan.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailMar 19, 2021Share this postWhen The Narrative Replaces The Newsandrewsullivan.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailanyThe suspected attacker in Pittsburgh allegedly said he wanted to “kill Jews” while rampaging inside a synagogue. Police said the man charged with killing people at an El Paso Walmart told them that he was targeting “Mexicans” that day. And the man who massacred Black parishioners inside a Charleston church detailed his racist motivations at...WW…

SubscribeSign inShare this postThe "Majority-Minority" Mythandrewsullivan.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailFeb 19, 2021Share this postThe "Majority-Minority" Mythandrewsullivan.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailIf there’s one core assumption shared by the two tribes of our culture, it is that America will soon be a “majority-minority” nation. Among today’s seniors, “whites” still dominate; but among children, “non-whites” are now a very clear majority. The debate about when exactly America will become a majority-minority country moves around a bit in the projections, but it’s...…SubscribeSign inShare this postThe "Majority-Minority" Mythandrewsullivan.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailFeb 19, 2021Share this postThe "Majority-Minority" Mythandrewsullivan.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailIf there’s one core assumption shared by the two tribes of our culture, it is that America will soon be a “majority-minority” nation. Among today’s seniors, “whites” still dominate; but among children, “non-whites” are now a very clear majority. The debate about when exactly America will become a majority-minority country moves around a bit in the projections, but it’s...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.This nation pioneered modern life. Now epic numbers of Americans are killing themselves with opioids to escape it.It is a beautiful, hardy flower, Papaver somniferum, a poppy that grows up to four feet in height and arrives in a multitude of colors. It thrives in temperate climates, needs no fertilizer, attracts few pests, and is as tough as many weeds. The blooms last only a few days and then the petals fall, revealing a matte, greenish-gray pod fringed with flutes. The seeds are nutritious and have no psychotropic effects. No...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.This nation pioneered modern life. Now epic numbers of Americans are killing themselves with opioids to escape it.It is a beautiful, hardy flower, Papaver somniferum, a poppy that grows up to four feet in height and arrives in a multitude of colors. It thrives in temperate climates, needs no fertilizer, attracts few pests, and is as tough as many weeds. The blooms last only a few days and then the petals fall, revealing a matte, greenish-gray pod fringed with flutes. The seeds are nutritious and have no psychotropic effects. No...WW…

It’s never a good sign when you’re watching a scene of street terror in yet another gut-churning YouTube video and you find yourself thinking: ‘Hang on a minute, that’s around the corner from my apartment!’ But there’s a now infamous video from last week where a mob of enraged millennials with their fists pumped in the air surrounded a lone young woman sitting outside a Washington restaurant where I often eat. Like a scene from the Cultural Revolution, the crowd demanded she shout certain slogans and raise her clenched fist in solidarity — or be damned as a racist. Most of her fellow diners...…It’s never a good sign when you’re watching a scene of street terror in yet another gut-churning YouTube video and you find yourself thinking: ‘Hang on a minute, that’s around the corner from my apartment!’ But there’s a now infamous video from last week where a mob of enraged millennials with their fists pumped in the air surrounded a lone young woman sitting outside a Washington restaurant where I often eat. Like a scene from the Cultural Revolution, the crowd demanded she shout certain slogans and raise her clenched fist in solidarity — or be damned as a racist. Most of her fellow diners...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.The good news is that my last column in this space is not about “cancel culture.” Well, almost. I agree with some of the critics that it’s a little nuts to say I’ve just been “canceled,” sent into oblivion and exile for some alleged sin. I haven’t. I’m just no longer going to be writing for a magazine that has every right to hire and fire anyone it wants when it comes to the content of what it wants to publish.The quality of my work does not appear to be the problem. I have a long essay in the coming print magazine on how...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.The good news is that my last column in this space is not about “cancel culture.” Well, almost. I agree with some of the critics that it’s a little nuts to say I’ve just been “canceled,” sent into oblivion and exile for some alleged sin. I haven’t. I’m just no longer going to be writing for a magazine that has every right to hire and fire anyone it wants when it comes to the content of what it wants to publish.The quality of my work does not appear to be the problem. I have a long essay in the coming print magazine on how...WW…

SubscribeSign inShare this postThe Dish Is Back!andrewsullivan.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailJul 17, 2020Share this postThe Dish Is Back!andrewsullivan.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailanythingI miss a readership that truly was eclectic—left, liberal, centrist, right, reactionary—and that loved to be challenged by me and by each other; and just the fun that used to be a part of being a hack before all these dreadfully earnest, humor-free puritans took it over: jokes, window views, silly videos, contests, puns, rickrolls, and so on. The most popular feature we ever ran was...…SubscribeSign inShare this postThe Dish Is Back!andrewsullivan.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailJul 17, 2020Share this postThe Dish Is Back!andrewsullivan.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailanythingI miss a readership that truly was eclectic—left, liberal, centrist, right, reactionary—and that loved to be challenged by me and by each other; and just the fun that used to be a part of being a hack before all these dreadfully earnest, humor-free puritans took it over: jokes, window views, silly videos, contests, puns, rickrolls, and so on. The most popular feature we ever ran was...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.One of the things you know if you were brought up as a Catholic in a Protestant country, as I was, is how the attempted extirpation of England’s historic Catholic faith was enforced not just by executions, imprisonments, and public burnings but also by the destruction of monuments, statues, artifacts, paintings, buildings, and sacred sculptures. The shift in consciousness that the religious revolution required could not be sustained by words or terror alone. The new regime — an early pre-totalitarian revolution imposed from the...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.One of the things you know if you were brought up as a Catholic in a Protestant country, as I was, is how the attempted extirpation of England’s historic Catholic faith was enforced not just by executions, imprisonments, and public burnings but also by the destruction of monuments, statues, artifacts, paintings, buildings, and sacred sculptures. The shift in consciousness that the religious revolution required could not be sustained by words or terror alone. The new regime — an early pre-totalitarian revolution imposed from the...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.In the last couple of weeks, as the purges of alleged racists have intensified in every sphere, and as so many corporations, associations, and all manner of civic institutions have openly pledged allegiance to anti-racism, with all the workshops, books, and lectures that come with it, I’m reminded of a Václav Havel , “The Power of the Powerless.”It’s about the dilemma of living in a world where adherence to a particular ideology becomes mandatory. In Communist Czechoslovakia, this orthodoxy, with its tired slogans, and abuse of...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.In the last couple of weeks, as the purges of alleged racists have intensified in every sphere, and as so many corporations, associations, and all manner of civic institutions have openly pledged allegiance to anti-racism, with all the workshops, books, and lectures that come with it, I’m reminded of a Václav Havel , “The Power of the Powerless.”It’s about the dilemma of living in a world where adherence to a particular ideology becomes mandatory. In Communist Czechoslovakia, this orthodoxy, with its tired slogans, and abuse of...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.Over the last year, the most common rebuttal to my intermittent coverage of campus culture has been: Why does it matter? These are students, after all. They’ll grow up once they leave their cloistered, neo-Marxist safe spaces. The real world isn’t like that. You’re exaggerating anyway. And so on. I certainly see the point. In the world beyond campus, few people use the term microaggressions without irony or an eye roll; claims of “white supremacy,” “rape culture,” or “white privilege” can seem like mere rhetorical flourishes;...…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.Over the last year, the most common rebuttal to my intermittent coverage of campus culture has been: Why does it matter? These are students, after all. They’ll grow up once they leave their cloistered, neo-Marxist safe spaces. The real world isn’t like that. You’re exaggerating anyway. And so on. I certainly see the point. In the world beyond campus, few people use the term microaggressions without irony or an eye roll; claims of “white supremacy,” “rape culture,” or “white privilege” can seem like mere rhetorical flourishes;...WW…

Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.The idea that Donald J. Trump is a president best defined by his weakness has always carried a kind of knowing, world-weary authority. It’s basically the Washington Republican response when you’re freaking out about Trump’s incessant power grabs. Calm down, they tell us; he’s not really effective; he’s a shiny object to keep non-college-educated whites in the GOP’s grip; we’re still having elections; he’s only behaving like presidents before Watergate; the economy is fine; he’s more in touch with America than the rest of you....…Things you buy through our links may earn New York a commission.The idea that Donald J. Trump is a president best defined by his weakness has always carried a kind of knowing, world-weary authority. It’s basically the Washington Republican response when you’re freaking out about Trump’s incessant power grabs. Calm down, they tell us; he’s not really effective; he’s a shiny object to keep non-college-educated whites in the GOP’s grip; we’re still having elections; he’s only behaving like presidents before Watergate; the economy is fine; he’s more in touch with America than the rest of you....WW…