The Dispatch

Check out this new piece I wrote for The Dispatch on the idea of the suffering artist. It involves in depth consideration of J.D. Salinger’s “For Esme with Love and Squalor,” one of the finest stories to deal with World War II.

Worth a read.

.@JonahDispatch on Pam Bondi’s firing and Trump’s loyalty-first hiring | @TheArenaCNN

Water and Bones in Raleigh, North Carolina: A boy’s life in the Research Triangle | Alex Hibbs in Where I'm From (🔓) thedispatch.com/article/raleig…

"I came for the rugby and stayed for the brotherhood. It may just change your life." | Scott Salvato in Dispatch Culture thedispatch.com/newsletter/dis…

Is ‘the Suffering Artist’ a Myth? One need not have a terrible life to make good art. But some sort of suffering seems necessary | @SamBuntz thedispatch.com/article/artist…

"Blaming Bondi for what happened next is like a four-pack-a-day smoker cursing the tumor in his lung." | @allahpundit in Boiling Frogs thedispatch.com/newsletter/boi…

"Social science has reframed the Seven Deadly Sins." | @JonahDispatch in G-File thedispatch.com/newsletter/gfi…

"The problem isn't that Trump and the administration haven't offered an explanation for why we're at war. It's that they've offered every conceivable explanation for why we're at war, and that speech was an example of it." | @JonahDispatch on @TheArenaCNN

"Where the Trump administration’s top policy preferences have been in conflict with the law—as they often will be in a lawless administration—the Supreme Court has reliably sided with the law." | Kevin D. Williamson thedispatch.com/article/the-la…

Had a great conversation on @thedispatch Podcast w/ @JonahDispatch , @DavidAFrench , and @asymmetricinfo covering where we are in the conflict with Iran after President Trump's speech, litigious approaches to social media, and the DoD's response to the Kid Rock flyby (link below)

Full interview: thedispatch.com/podcast/adviso…

Former Gov. Chris Christie's expletive-filled exchange with Bob Mueller | Advisory Opinions

“The black church can help save America—again.” | @Christhecitizen in TheNext250 thedispatch.com/next-250/black…

"The vacancies in public health leadership coincide with the continuing decline of public trust in federal health authorities, a years-long trend that’s only worsened under the current administration." | @GraysonLogue thedispatch.com/article/c-d-c-…

March’s Record Heat Wave | Plus: Bondi is no longer attorney general, the U.S. snubs talks on opening the Strait of Hormuz, and the reports of a tortoise’s death were greatly exaggerated | Morning Dispatch thedispatch.com/newsletter/mor…

Attorneys must not be punished for simply representing clients the administration doesn't like. Trump's actions against law firms are a direct threat to the 1st Amendment and create a chilling effect that threatens the 6th Amendment. @AdGo fleshes out a piece we wrote for @TheDispatch earlier this week.

"The interesting thing about the president’s prime-time address last night is how uninteresting it was." | @allahpundit in Boiling Frogs thedispatch.com/newsletter/boi…

"Trump’s Fossil Fuel Revival Stalls: The administration’s market interventions may be spooking investors." | @PCRossetti in Dispatch Energy, presented by @PacificLegal 🔓 thedispatch.com/newsletter/dis…

DISPATCH DEBATE - Birthright Citizenship Has a Long Historical Precedent | John Yoo (🔓) "The 14th Amendment’s text supports the idea that those born in our country are citizens. On birthright citizenship, the law has always led to the same place: To be born in the United States is to be born American.” thedispatch.com/debates/birthr…