Editorials
533 results
Page 37
History lesson from David Brooks
To emigrate or not: My ancestors weigh the pros and cons
The New York Times columnist David Brooks urges today's self-centered Americans to sacrifice the present for the future, as our immigrant ancestors did. Do you suppose he was in the room when my own forebears first decided to emigrate to America?
Editorials
5 minute read
Brave new world of blogging
In control, out of control: Bloggers, editors and BSR
Roz Warren has discovered the difference between the New York Times and its website. Basically, it's the difference between total control and anarchy. Here at BSR, we seek a happy medium.
Editorials
5 minute read
Inflated résumés and "encouraged memory'
The reinvention of Buffalo Bill (with a little help from you and me)
The human capacity for self-delusion is infinite. Most of us doctor our personal résumés to suit our particular fantasies, and as we grow older there are fewer people around to challenge us. Public figures— and we media types— are the worst offenders.
Editorials
6 minute read
Should New Jersey leave the Union?
Farewell, New Jersey
Some Texans want to secede from the Union— and some Northerners say good riddance. But why focus on Texas when we have a much more serious candidate for expulsion right here in our own back yard?
Editorials
4 minute read
Sign up for our newsletter
All of the week's new articles, all in one place. Sign up for the free weekly BSR newsletters, and don't miss a conversation.
Whites vs. Indians: a better way
America's Indian tragedy: A path not taken (and a lesson from the French)
The American Indians' claim to an entire continent in perpetuity was morally flimsy. But the violent manner in which they were removed was downright appalling. Was there no better way to resolve the conflicting land needs of white settlers and Indians in the 19th Century? As a matter of fact, there was.
Editorials
8 minute read
Found: Stanley Kubrick's message (a reply)
What was Kubrick trying to say? (Answer below)
Contrary to his countless mystified critics, the great film director Stanley Kubrick did indeed relay a consistent message. It had to do with the enduring power of beauty, the folly of human institutions and the insignificance of mere people in the mind of God.
Editorials
7 minute read
Samuel Colt's revolver: A mixed blessing
A world without guns, or: Be careful what you wish for
Samuel Colt, inventor of the six-shooter, grew up in a remarkable era of peace and pacifism. Yet that world wasn't necessarily a happy place. Colt's “Great Equalizer” solved all sorts of social problems while creating new ones. It's a lesson for anyone advocating sweeping solutions to America's gun culture.
Editorials
5 minute read
What made Saul Steinberg run?
Wealth without wisdom: A Wall Street fable
The late corporate raider Saul Steinberg was once one of Wall Street's most feared and despised figures. But life didn't turn out as he expected. And you wonder why the super-rich are paranoid about tax increases.
Editorials
5 minute read
The nanny and the knife
The nanny and the knife: A childhood memory
It all happened so long ago, and it happened so fast, and I was so young. Yet I'm the only surviving witness, and the memory of what happened— or could have happened—continues to haunt me.
Editorials
5 minute read
Year-end 2013 Campaign
You can make a big difference (and get a nice tote bag, too)
We need your help to fund Broad Street Review in 2013.
Editorials
2 minute read