This morning, many woke to the shocking news of the sudden death of US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina). He apparently died at his home in DC shortly after returning from a trip to Ukraine. As club member Josh Passell observes over in our clubhouse:
Lindsey Graham died yesterday, apparently of a heart attack. We held him in low esteem here, but I'd like to remember him at perhaps his best: opposing the "high-tech lynching" of Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation.
"When you see Sotomayor and Kagan, tell them that Lindsey said hello because I voted for them. I would never do to them what you've done to this guy. This is the most unethical sham since I've been in politics. And if you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as hell wouldn't have done what you've done to this guy"... Rest in peace, Lindsey Graham.
Further to another recent shocking death, the police in England have just given a non-update update regarding the arrest last evening of a 28 year old man from Rotherham in the brutal murder of Ann Widdecombe. In short, it was essentially "nothing to see here..."
On a lighter note, welcome and thank you to our new, renewing and returning members of recent weeks in Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas, Arizona, Australian Capital Territory, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, County Kerry, Delaware, Denmark, East Sussex, Essex, Florida, France, Geneva, Georgia, Glasgow, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Israel, Italy, Kansas, London, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Norfolk, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Oxfordshire, Pennsylvania, Perthshire, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Somerset, South Australia, South Carolina, Surrey, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Tokyo, Utah, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, Yorkshire, and beyond including:
Andrew from Alberta has returned to the fold:
I'm back
Fred from Michigan has just joined:
Far too tardy in doing this.
Renewing California member Thomas expresses his thoughts:
Thank you to everyone keeping ship running, and thank you to the many contributors!
Thank you, Thomas! Welcome back, Andrew and welcome aboard Fred!
Meanwhile, in case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline:
~ Mark told the tale of a classic American anthem in Steyn's Song of the Week.
~ On Monday, we lamented the closure of The Conservative Woman (TCW) web site - due to pressures caused by UK censors.
~ Tal Bachman was back this week with a new series expanding on "The Art of Translation". Part Two is here.
~ To the delight of listeners, Mark was back behind the Clubland Q&A microphone on Wednesday fielding questions from Mark Steyn Club members live around the planet on Mamdani, Iran, the World Cup, Farage, and the big picture. In case you missed it, here's the action replay.
~ On Thursday, Laura Rosen Cohen rounded up the internet as only she can.
~ Following her shocking murder, we remembered a friend of The Mark Steyn Show, Ann Widdecombe, in Friday's column.
~ In this week's episode of Mark Steyn on the Town, Mark played a range of eminent songwriting teams from Rodgers & Hart to, er, Dicks & Rudge. Steyn concluded with a brief remembrance of the late Bonnie Tyler.
~ For our Saturday night movie, Rick McGinnis reviewed "We're Not Dressing" with Bing Crosby and Carole Lombard.
Don't forget to tune-in later today for Steyn's Song of the Week at Serenade Radio at 5:30pm in the UK/ 12:30pm North American Eastern Time.
THE MARK STEYN 2026 CRUISE - October 4th-11th
UPDATE: While the cruise is sold out, we note that there are often last minute cancellations due to health concerns or scheduling conflicts. Therefore, if you are interested in coming, we invite you to place your name on the wait list with our partners a The Cruise Authority at 1-844-564-6317 in the event a cabin opens up.
Want to get a head start on this vacation? Check out Cruise Authority's pre-cruise opportunity for cruisers starting in Montreal here.
For more information, visit MarkSteynCruise.com. We look forward to seeing you on board!
