INSIDE THIS ISSUE
A merica has been laid low this year. Tens of millions are out of work. More than 130,000 are dead... and both COVID-19 cases and death rates are again rising across the nation. Yet, we still have hope. We see possibility and opportunity for a better America... despite the extremists on both sides – crony capitalists suckling at the government teat and social- justice agitators more interested in destroying than building. Editor in Chief P.J. O’Rourke writes in his letter from the editor... Mass movements seem to be massing up these days, with protesters pulling down statues here and rally-goers pulling off face masks there... and demagogues pulling a fast one everywhere. Reporting from Seattle, Jason Mattera explores the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (“CHOP”) autonomous area where Antifa protestors pushed out cops, took over a neighborhood, and then turned violent. John Podhoretz uses the movie business to look at nationwide lockdowns – and show why conservatives have more power than they think. And Todd G. Buchholz details what will come next in “After the COVID War, the Debt Bomb” by looking at the last time America racked up massive debt in World War II. Our COVID-19 coverage continues... • Kim Iskyan shows how “Death Is in the Air” – but at least it’s not as bad as it could be.
• Nobel Prize winner Robert J. Shiller breaks down the Pandemic Stock Market. • And Laura Greaver writes on the “COVID-19 Mindscrew” that parents face. Turning to the lighter side, P.J. spills the things he says to drive his “woke” kids nuts. We share a few laughs in our humor for humorless times section. And as always, we’re watching Twitter so you don’t have to. Don’t miss our conversation with John Stossel as he reflects on his 50 years as a libertarian, reporter, and now teacher of free-market ideas. And Nouriel Roubini shows why today’s protests are broader than the headlines in his “Main Street Manifesto.” We predicted the current extreme “Cancel Culture” in the pages of American Consequences three years ago. And this month, we’re re-running that article from Kerry D. Moynihan: “Where Does It End?” And Jesse Kelly takes a different tact... force the other side to play by its own rules in “It’s Time to Go Offensive.” Finally, Executive Editor Buck Sexton details the apparent “Make America Miserable Again” plan from the established liberal media. Please read and share our latest magazine, and tell us what you think at feedback@ americanconsequences.com. Regards, Steven Longenecker Publisher, American Consequences
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