Jay Nordlinger
@jaynordlinger.bsky.social
Senior resident fellow, the Renew Democracy Initiative. Music critic, The New Criterion. Substack: Onward and Upward.
The day after Thanksgiving makes me wonder about the origins of the phrase "cold turkey."
November 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The day after Thanksgiving makes me wonder about the origins of the phrase "cold turkey."
The title of my current series is "Life with Bill" (Buckley). It was interesting, full, colorful -- gratifying. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
Life with Bill, Part V
Revisiting William F. Buckley Jr.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The title of my current series is "Life with Bill" (Buckley). It was interesting, full, colorful -- gratifying. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
Happy Thanksgiving, Bluesky-ers. Grateful for the freedom we enjoy (and want it for those who are deprived of it). And am grateful for you all. P.S. Go, Lions.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, Bluesky-ers. Grateful for the freedom we enjoy (and want it for those who are deprived of it). And am grateful for you all. P.S. Go, Lions.
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Three generations of Smolanskys have had to flee tyrannical regimes: in the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Venezuela. It is interesting to talk with David. He knows that the outcome in Ukraine is important to the fortunes of freedom generally. www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
FOFCON Pod: Resistance and Rebuilding
David Smolansky talks exile, the fight to restore democracy, and his vision for a free Venezuela.
www.thenextmove.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Three generations of Smolanskys have had to flee tyrannical regimes: in the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Venezuela. It is interesting to talk with David. He knows that the outcome in Ukraine is important to the fortunes of freedom generally. www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
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It is one thing not to support U.S. aid to Ukraine; it is another to be hostile to Ukraine, and sweet on the brutalizer of that country. I have written a piece expressing, I hope, a little of the revulsion that many of us feel. www.thenextmove.org/p/agony-over...
Agony over Ukraine
Many Americans, starting with the president, are hostile or churlish toward the Ukrainians and warm toward their invader—a bitter truth to digest.
www.thenextmove.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It is one thing not to support U.S. aid to Ukraine; it is another to be hostile to Ukraine, and sweet on the brutalizer of that country. I have written a piece expressing, I hope, a little of the revulsion that many of us feel. www.thenextmove.org/p/agony-over...
A picture that (almost) captures a culture.
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A picture that (almost) captures a culture.
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In this centennial week, I have been publishing some correspondence with William F. Buckley Jr. This is for the pleasure -- "delectation," Bill might say -- of my friends and readers (who overlap). It is also for Bill. And, well, me. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
Life with Bill, Part IV
Revisiting William F. Buckley Jr.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In this centennial week, I have been publishing some correspondence with William F. Buckley Jr. This is for the pleasure -- "delectation," Bill might say -- of my friends and readers (who overlap). It is also for Bill. And, well, me. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
It is one thing not to support U.S. aid to Ukraine; it is another to be hostile to Ukraine, and sweet on the brutalizer of that country. I have written a piece expressing, I hope, a little of the revulsion that many of us feel. www.thenextmove.org/p/agony-over...
Agony over Ukraine
Many Americans, starting with the president, are hostile or churlish toward the Ukrainians and warm toward their invader—a bitter truth to digest.
www.thenextmove.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It is one thing not to support U.S. aid to Ukraine; it is another to be hostile to Ukraine, and sweet on the brutalizer of that country. I have written a piece expressing, I hope, a little of the revulsion that many of us feel. www.thenextmove.org/p/agony-over...
Three generations of Smolanskys have had to flee tyrannical regimes: in the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Venezuela. It is interesting to talk with David. He knows that the outcome in Ukraine is important to the fortunes of freedom generally. www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
FOFCON Pod: Resistance and Rebuilding
David Smolansky talks exile, the fight to restore democracy, and his vision for a free Venezuela.
www.thenextmove.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Three generations of Smolanskys have had to flee tyrannical regimes: in the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Venezuela. It is interesting to talk with David. He knows that the outcome in Ukraine is important to the fortunes of freedom generally. www.thenextmove.org/p/fofcon-pod...
Blessed are those who restate the elementary and vital, in a thorough, wise, excellent way. Blessed is Kevin D. Williamson. thedispatch.com/article/capi...
What About the Poor?
In discussing what’s wrong with capitalism, its effect on poverty is left out.
thedispatch.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Blessed are those who restate the elementary and vital, in a thorough, wise, excellent way. Blessed is Kevin D. Williamson. thedispatch.com/article/capi...
In this centennial week, I have been publishing some correspondence with William F. Buckley Jr. This is for the pleasure -- "delectation," Bill might say -- of my friends and readers (who overlap). It is also for Bill. And, well, me. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
Life with Bill, Part IV
Revisiting William F. Buckley Jr.
www.jaynordlinger.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In this centennial week, I have been publishing some correspondence with William F. Buckley Jr. This is for the pleasure -- "delectation," Bill might say -- of my friends and readers (who overlap). It is also for Bill. And, well, me. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
In a store, I said to the cashier -- an older lady -- "Happy Thanksgiving." She said, "Happy holidays to you, too." I don't think this was "political correctness." I think it is simply ingrained on the American tongue. (Maybe it can become un-ingrained.)
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
In a store, I said to the cashier -- an older lady -- "Happy Thanksgiving." She said, "Happy holidays to you, too." I don't think this was "political correctness." I think it is simply ingrained on the American tongue. (Maybe it can become un-ingrained.)
To me, the Intrepid at night always looks like a Bomb Pop.
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
To me, the Intrepid at night always looks like a Bomb Pop.
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Spurred by the Buckley centennial, I have been publishing some correspondence between us. If you had forgotten what Bill Buckley was like, you'll be reminded. If you never knew him (in any fashion) -- you'll love him. Here is Part III. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
Life with Bill, Part III
Revisiting William F. Buckley Jr.
www.jaynordlinger.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Spurred by the Buckley centennial, I have been publishing some correspondence between us. If you had forgotten what Bill Buckley was like, you'll be reminded. If you never knew him (in any fashion) -- you'll love him. Here is Part III. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
Something to be read and absorbed. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Something to be read and absorbed. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Spurred by the Buckley centennial, I have been publishing some correspondence between us. If you had forgotten what Bill Buckley was like, you'll be reminded. If you never knew him (in any fashion) -- you'll love him. Here is Part III. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
Life with Bill, Part III
Revisiting William F. Buckley Jr.
www.jaynordlinger.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Spurred by the Buckley centennial, I have been publishing some correspondence between us. If you had forgotten what Bill Buckley was like, you'll be reminded. If you never knew him (in any fashion) -- you'll love him. Here is Part III. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
It was an honor to talk with this elegant, strong lady. She became an activist — full-time — when the Chinese dictatorship threw her sister into their gulag. The persecution of the Uyghurs — which is genocide by acknowledged measures — is a worldwide emergency.
RDI Frontline Fellow Rushan Abbas joins RDI Senior Fellow @jaynordlinger.bsky.social on the latest episode of FOFCON Pod.
Rushan speaks out on China’s repression and the fight for Uyghur freedom—and answers the critical question: what must democracies, and ordinary people, do?
Rushan speaks out on China’s repression and the fight for Uyghur freedom—and answers the critical question: what must democracies, and ordinary people, do?
FOFCON Pod: The Fight for Uyghur Freedom
Rushan Abbas speaks out on China’s repression and the global fight for Uyghur freedom.
www.thenextmove.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
It was an honor to talk with this elegant, strong lady. She became an activist — full-time — when the Chinese dictatorship threw her sister into their gulag. The persecution of the Uyghurs — which is genocide by acknowledged measures — is a worldwide emergency.
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A hundred years ago -- on November 24, 1925 -- William F. Buckley Jr. was born. Yesterday, I began a series on him, which publishes some correspondence between us. Today's installment is Part II. So grateful for this marvelous man and friend. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
Life with Bill, Part II
Revisiting William F. Buckley Jr.
www.jaynordlinger.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A hundred years ago -- on November 24, 1925 -- William F. Buckley Jr. was born. Yesterday, I began a series on him, which publishes some correspondence between us. Today's installment is Part II. So grateful for this marvelous man and friend. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
You’ve heard of “home on the range”? Well, this is “sunset on the (golf) range.”
November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
You’ve heard of “home on the range”? Well, this is “sunset on the (golf) range.”
From Kevin D. Williamson, an opening sentence that will linger in the memory: "More drag queens, sure, but fewer slaves -- the moral trajectory of Western civilization is not *entirely* in the direction of failure, you know." Essay altogether: 👍. thedispatch.com/newsletter/w...
Against Nostalgia
Postliberals’ wishcasting is really just their misremembering.
thedispatch.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
From Kevin D. Williamson, an opening sentence that will linger in the memory: "More drag queens, sure, but fewer slaves -- the moral trajectory of Western civilization is not *entirely* in the direction of failure, you know." Essay altogether: 👍. thedispatch.com/newsletter/w...
A hundred years ago -- on November 24, 1925 -- William F. Buckley Jr. was born. Yesterday, I began a series on him, which publishes some correspondence between us. Today's installment is Part II. So grateful for this marvelous man and friend. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
Life with Bill, Part II
Revisiting William F. Buckley Jr.
www.jaynordlinger.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A hundred years ago -- on November 24, 1925 -- William F. Buckley Jr. was born. Yesterday, I began a series on him, which publishes some correspondence between us. Today's installment is Part II. So grateful for this marvelous man and friend. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/life-with-...
In the last several years, something weird has happened: the verb “to malign” has been misunderstood as “to criticize” — as in a sports article I read this morning: “But a previously maligned Cowboys defense denied the Eagles points on eight straight possessions.” Do something!
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
In the last several years, something weird has happened: the verb “to malign” has been misunderstood as “to criticize” — as in a sports article I read this morning: “But a previously maligned Cowboys defense denied the Eagles points on eight straight possessions.” Do something!
At the Metropolitan Opera, activists disrupted a performance of “Carmen” in order to protest David Koch (who died in 2019). What deserves protest is that production of “Carmen,” which is alien to the opera that Bizet wrote. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/a...
Security Lapse Allowed Protesters to Disrupt Performance, Met Opera Says
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
At the Metropolitan Opera, activists disrupted a performance of “Carmen” in order to protest David Koch (who died in 2019). What deserves protest is that production of “Carmen,” which is alien to the opera that Bizet wrote. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/a...
Mrs. Clinton began her political involvement as a "Goldwater Girl." Obviously, she still has some Goldwater in her -- maybe more than the Republican Party and broad swaths of the American Right do. History is interesting (all too).
With his ultimatum that Ukraine surrender to Russia, Trump finally wins a prize:
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Mrs. Clinton began her political involvement as a "Goldwater Girl." Obviously, she still has some Goldwater in her -- maybe more than the Republican Party and broad swaths of the American Right do. History is interesting (all too).
Maybe someone could tell me: When it comes to the Ukraine war, and the struggle of Ukrainians to keep their country, what is the difference between the position of Vance, Orbán, et al., and that of Putin and the Kremlin, i.e., the aggressor? I don't see "daylight."
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Maybe someone could tell me: When it comes to the Ukraine war, and the struggle of Ukrainians to keep their country, what is the difference between the position of Vance, Orbán, et al., and that of Putin and the Kremlin, i.e., the aggressor? I don't see "daylight."