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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Taki) - Taki’s Love Letters

In the time of text messages, romance has fallen on hard times. The post Taki’s Love Letters appeared first on The American Conservative .

Culture Taki’s Love Letters In the time of text messages, romance has fallen on hard times. In today’s cynical, unromantic times, it has gone with the wind, replaced by coarse texts and other such vulgarities. I am, of course, referring to the love letter, once upon a time the gold extracted from the dross of everyday speech. The absence of it came to mind during the recent St. Valentine’s Day, when the incalculable magic of a handwritten love letter was once expected by ladies the world over.  No longer. This is the era of insipid, lazy texting, “K” or “CUL8R” are more likely to be sent or received by…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Taki) - The All-Conquering Goliath

Israeli justifications for Palestinian suffering have worn thin. The post The All-Conquering Goliath appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs The All-Conquering Goliath Israeli justifications for Palestinian suffering have worn thin. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Palestinian mother’s grief when losing a child is as heartbreaking and painful as that of an Israeli mum’s loss. Another truth is that over 72,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since October 2023, and over 550 have been killed by the IDF since last October’s ceasefire. A further 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by the IDF and by Jewish settlers in the West Bank in the last two years alone. Which leads me to ask: Are Palestinian lives only as worthy as the…Open