Week in Review: Comforting Abstractions

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June 07 2020 June 07 2020 Kevin D. Williamson Comforting Abstractions Who is responsible for the mess in Minneapolis? The answer to that question is not unknowable — but it is, in many political quarters, ...   READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT Trending on National Review 1. What Is Fact-Checking without Facts? 2. Your Silence Isn't Enough 3. The Inside Story of the Tom Cotton Op-Ed that Rocked the New York Times Top Stories Ramesh Ponnuru Tucker Carlson's Misleading Attack on Prominent Conservatives Tucker Carlson's descriptions of what the target of criticism had said did not match up well with what he said in ... NR PLUS   Alexandra DeSanctis Your Silence Isn't Enough The social-justice Left is pioneering a new tactic for shutting down dissent and amplifying groupthink. John Loftus A New Book Warns of Our 'Neo-Feudal' Future As recent events show, the elites simply don't play by the same rules as the rest of the country. Joel Kotkin's ... NEWS Prominent Reporters Falsely Accuse Trump of Suggesting George Floyd Would Be Happy about... Some reporters immediately cast the president's recent reference to Floyd as part of his celebration of the ... Jack Dunphy The George Floyd Killing: A Police Officer's View To secure convictions, prosecutors must prove that officer Derek Chauvin was the proximate cause of George Floyd's ... NEWS W.H. Economics Adviser Stephen Moore: 'We Don't Need' More Covid Relief Legislation after... "There's no reason to have a major spending bill. The sense of urgent crisis is very greatly dissipated by the ... WHAT NR IS READING God's Hand on America: Divine Providence in the Modern Era By Michael Medved In this sweeping historical narrative, national radio host Michael Medved reveals the happy accidents, bizarre coincidences, and flat-out miracles that helped shape our young nation's ascent to power. “One of the nation's great historical thinkers.” — Ben Shapiro LEARN MORE PODCASTS Episode 224: What Happened to... Episode 84: Murder Is Murder PHOTOS D-Day: June 6, 1944 Battle of Midway VIDEO Petition to Impeach de... Biden Called Out For... NRPLUS ARTICLES What The Plot Against... Museums Stay Closed but Still Pay... Ready for Election Season? National Review subscribers get the most out of National Review. Don't miss out. SEE MY OPTIONS 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.