The Man on the Escalator
On June 16th 2015 a Manhattan businessman descended an escalator on Fifth Avenue and upended all the inert leaden rituals of America's two-year presidential campaigns. Four years on, in an even more crowded Democrat field, I have no idea at this stage who will emerge victorious. But I think I can plausibly claim - unlike far more powerful figures on the American right, still throwing money and endorsements at obvious losers nine months later - to have discerned the essentials of the 2016 race pretty early. (I predicted Trump would win the nomination on the radio with Alan Colmes in September 2015.) Three weeks after Donald Trump launched his campaign - on July 10th 2015 - I wrote the column below on the two old white males shaking up their ... |
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Steyn's Song of the WeekA Mancini-Mercer Medley
Henry Mancini died a quarter-century ago on June 14th 1994. He had barely eked out his three-score-and-ten, and thus the grim reaper surely deprived us of melodies we'll never get to hear. Here, by way of consolation, are a few of my favorite songs by Mancini and Johnny Mercer. Mercer was the first great writing partner of Mancini's life, and the last great writing partner of Mercer's. The team produced three big songs in the early Sixties and a lot of lesser ones that have percolated up in the years since. Hank Mancini was a kid piccolo player in Pennsylvania, who graduated to piano, and orchestration, and arranging for Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller... Mark's Week in ReviewA Se'nnight of Steyn, June 10-16
In case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked to Mark Seasons of SteynHappy Father's Day!
The great anthem of impending fatherhood Mark at the MoviesDodsworth
When we "discover" a great old film, we often regret not having watched it sooner. But not in this case... Topical TakeThe Great Fire of a New London
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Laura Rosen Cohen links around the world Mark's MailboxThe Long Legs of Globalism
Steyn answers your questions on globalism and populism, the shortcomings of so-called conservative parties, the castration of Brexit, and much more: Mark's Mailbox is made possible through the support of members of The Mark Steyn Club, for which... The War on Free SpeechLindsay Shepherd vs Parliament
"Just remember who the Nazis are," Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith told free speech advocate Lindsay Shepherd last week in Ottawa The Mark Steyn ShowHoney Traps and Money Traps
In this episode those seeking to entrap a junior Trump staffer go through every dangle in the book from cash to honeypots. Then comes Robert Mueller - and the appalling personal cost to George and his family: Part One of my interview with George Papadopoulos can be found here - and, if you... The Mark Steyn ShowThe Deep State Goes Dangling
The War on Free SpeechThe Vertigo at the Top of the Stick
Michael E Mann's defamation suit against me enters its Mann vs SteynFootball and Hockey
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A Clubman's NotesYachting for Rebels
Here we go with Part Four of our brand new Tale for Our Time - my summer serialization of Erskine Childers' protean spy thriller of 1903 The Riddle of the Sands. We always get lots of interesting comments on our Tales, but listeners seem to be outdoing themselves with this one. Charles Hansard, a London member of The Mark Steyn Club (and maybe a relation to the parliamentary Hansard), writes: A couple of observations: Childers learned to sail in the notoriously tricky waters just north of Howth, Dublin where the currents and fast moving tides as welll as the shallow water present a particularly challenging nautical experience. He would employ this knowledge to great effect in Riddle. That's very true - and one reason why Childers and his ... A Clubman's NotesA Want of Creamy Purity
Welcome to the latest in our series of audio adventures, Tales for Our Time, and Part Three of my serialization of The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers. First a bit of Trivial Pursuit - Xtreme Hardcore Edition. Last night's episode featured the following aside: A thrust which smarted more, if it bit less deeply, came from my cousin Nesta - which prompted Robert, an Ottawa member of The Mark Steyn Club, to write: I have to ask: is 'Cousin Nesta' Nesta Webster? Now there's a name I haven't heard in a few years. Mrs Webster was a once famous conspiracist who detected the hand of the Illuminati, the Freemasons, the Jews and/or the Jesuits behind almost everything. But I don't think Childers had her in mind as Carruthers' cousin, Robert. ... A Clubman's NotesNo Dressing for Dinner
Welcome to Part Two of The Riddle of the Sands, our latest audio adventure in Tales for Our Time... A Clubman's NotesIntrinsic Interest and Racy Delivery
Welcome to the first of our summer season of audio adventures. This is the twenty-eighth of our radio serials, and it's a highly influential story that for many critics is the first modern spy novel... The Mark Steyn Weekend ShowThe Snows of Yesteryear
Steyn's Song of the WeekThere's A Kind of Hush (All Over the World) with Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits
A live Song of the Week with the irrepressible Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits and a great pop song by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens: On the TownJinns, Rosières, and Prince Bob
One of the most popular features of Tales for Our Time has been the music Mark chooses to accompany each story. So here, after many requests, is a sampler of the accompanying melodies from some of our tales... On the TownNon-Stop Nearly Number Ones
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A case that should never have been brought finally ends. |
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