Ron Charles

First Lady Melania Trump appeared with a humanoid robot this week to imagine the future of education. It was one of the bleakest tech fantasies I’ve seen in a while. My new piece: roncharles.substack.com/p/the-white-ho…

Trump's necrotic endorsement sinks yet another Republican candidate: wsj.com/politics/elect…

Today’s review: “American Han,” Lisa Lee's debut novel about ambition, cruelty, and the cost of success within one immigrant family. roncharles.substack.com/p/what-success…

The new censors don’t storm in with pitchforks and torches. They come screaming about balance, fairness and free speech. It’s a different strategy—and a more effective one. I write about that here: roncharles.substack.com/p/the-new-cens…

“No one needs to bleed for the news to die.” My new essay on how “free speech” is being weaponized to discredit the press—and erode democracy. roncharles.substack.com/p/the-new-cens…

When he was 7, Manchán Magan found a leprechaun’s pipe in the garden. That strange discovery opens a wonderful new book about the Irish language — which has 32 different words for “field.” I wrote about it in today’s newsletter: roncharles.substack.com/p/why-irish-ne…

A new bill in Congress would punish schools for letting students read about gender identity — and “lascivious dancing.” Book bans aren’t fading. They’re evolving. Today’s newsletter: roncharles.substack.com/p/now-congress…

M.L. Stedman’s new novel feels like a Greek tragedy transplanted to the Australian outback. My review of “A Far-Flung Life”: roncharles.substack.com/p/ml-stedman-i…

Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!

I’ve been thinking a lot about what public language is supposed to do. Yesterday’s essay is about how it fails — and why that failure isn’t accidental. roncharles.substack.com/p/the-collapse…

Compare that with Lincoln at Gettysburg: 272 words. Three minutes. Language meant to be remembered.

Complaining about the quality of political rhetoric feels like objecting to the smell of a corpse. Given the condition of our body politic, what would you expect?

The Collapse of Presidential Rhetoric: From Lincoln’s eloquence to Trump’s 108-minute harangue roncharles.substack.com/p/the-collapse…

@GovierKatherine And I appreciate it very much, Katherine!

I am an early paid supporter of Ron Charles! roncharles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_…

Roses are red, violets are blue. A Valentine’s Substack, written for you. roncharles.substack.com/p/love-actuall…

@AdelaidaLu @washingtonpost Here: roncharles.substack.com

Goodbye @washingtonpost Eliminated Book section AGAIN. Now then, how do I read @RonCharles ?

America’s Best Idea — Sabotaged open.substack.com/pub/roncharles…

I’ve Been Laid Off. I’m Not Done. open.substack.com/pub/roncharles…