NR Daily: The War on Driving to Come

Editor's Note: The following piece first appeared in the December 18, 2017 issue of National Review. At some point in the future, be it years, decades, or a century hence, the federal government will seek to ban driving. This, I'm afraid, is an inevitability. It is inexorably heading our way. The dot sits now on the horizon. As is common, the measure will be sold in the name of public health. "Now that robots can do the work," its bloodless advocates will explain, "there's no need for human involvement." And from then: On, the snowball will roll ...

December 30 2017

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The War on Driving to Come Charles C. W. Cooke Editor's Note: The following piece first appeared in the December 18, 2017 issue of National Review. At some point in the future, be it years, decades, or a century hence, the federal government will seek to ban driving. This, I'm afraid, is an inevitability. It is inexorably heading our way. The dot sits now on the... READ MORE Winston Churchill: The Man Who Saved Civilization Rich Lowry This year's best movie about a spirited band of resisters fighting an empire of evil isn't the latest entry in the Star Wars franchise, but Darkest Hour, an extraordinarily deft and moving... Trying to Take Trump Seriously Michael Barone It turned out that 2016 was a year in which it was wise to take Donald Trump as a political candidate seriously but not literally, in the inspired words of syndicated columnist Salena Zito. As... ADVERTISEMENT Time to Give Clinton's Server Technician the Mueller Treatment Andrew C. McCarthy New Year's Eve gets people thinking about resolutions. Alas, when a year passes, a mothballed prosecutor finds himself thinking about the statute of limitations. As 2018 beckons, it has me... Be Thankful in the New Year Clay Routledge Gratitude is a fascinating emotion. Even though most parents teach their kids from an early age to be thankful, the feeling is elusive to children and adults alike, because life is full of... Two Great Literary Women in the Light of Today's Sexual-Harassment Scandals M. D. Aeschliman Two great female writers died prematurely in 1817, just two hundred years ago: one in relative obscurity in Winchester, in the heart of traditional southern England, the other at the peak of her... ADVERTISEMENT The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 James D. Hornfischer "A masterful account of the barbaric last year of the Pacific War...The Fleet at Flood Tide is, quite simply, popular and scholarly military history at its best." - Victor Davis Hanson LEARN MORE Photos of the Week Ballyheigue Horse Race ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.