Copyright 2026 SteynOnline Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:19:01 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss SteynOnline https://www.steynonline.com webmaster@steynonline.com (SteynOnline) webmaster@steynonline.com en-us https://www.steynonline.com/16309/they-want-you-dead-cont Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST Happy Bastille Day to our many French readers. If you are attending the parade in the Champs-Elyséés, don't forget to wear your QR code - Liberté, égalité, cybersecurité! A pioneering example of the extension of "online safety" to real life. In hopes of https://www.steynonline.com/16308/lalaland Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST You may remember the whole world going nuts in late May when the Free Palestine keffiyists, over 400 in this performative episode of catch-me-if-you-can posed heroism, staged yet another virtue-signalling flotilla to Gaza – Greta Thunberg mysteriously https://www.steynonline.com/16298/a-sennight-of-steyn-july-5-11 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST In case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline... https://www.steynonline.com/16307/merry-widow-waltz Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST Mark celebrates one of the most beautiful melodies ever written, and tries to overlook the words... https://www.steynonline.com/16304/marooned-bing-crosby-and-carol-lombard-in-were Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST Rick McGinnis on a battered Bing in We're Not Dressing... https://www.steynonline.com/16303/an-empty-table-for-the-second-floor-bird Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST Welcome to another brand new post-coma edition of Mark Steyn on the Town. On today's show, Mark plays a range of eminent songwriting teams from Rodgers & Hart to, er, Dicks & Rudge. In between we have a cavalcade of Non-Stop Number Ones and a celebration of a peerless pianist - and Steyn concludes with a brief remembrance of the late Bonnie Tyler... https://www.steynonline.com/16302/machiavelli-the-prince Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST Guest columnist Tal Bachman on Machiavelli and the art of translation... https://www.steynonline.com/16301/murder-dartmoor Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST We were sorry to hear of the death yesterday of Ann Widdecombe, former Conservative minister, former Strictly Come Dancing contestant, former Brexit MEP, and latterly Reform UK's immigration spokesperson. Today came the shocking news that Ann was murdered... https://www.steynonline.com/16300/mind-your-pupik Thu, 9 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST Laura Rosen Cohen rounds up the internet... https://www.steynonline.com/16299/that-demography Wed, 8 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST In case you missed Steyn's Clubland Q&A, here's the action replay... https://www.steynonline.com/16297/live-around-the-planet-wednesday-july-8th Wed, 8 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST Mark was back fielding questions from Mark Steyn Club members live around the planet... https://www.steynonline.com/16296/on-the-art-of-translation-a-personal-introduction Tue, 7 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST A new series from Tal Bachman... https://www.steynonline.com/16295/and-another-one-downbut-not-out Mon, 6 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST The UK censors have struck again... https://www.steynonline.com/16283/a-sennight-of-steyn-june-28-july-4 Sun, 5 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST In case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline... https://www.steynonline.com/16294/the-benighted-traveler Sun, 5 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST Welcome to the conclusion of our eightieth Tale for Our Time: My Kinsman, Major Molineux, an allegory of the American Revolution by Nathaniel Hawthorne... https://www.steynonline.com/16293/america-the-beautiful Sun, 5 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST Mark tells the tale of a classic American anthem... https://www.steynonline.com/16292/my-kinsman-major-molineux-part-3 Sun, 5 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST To hear the conclusion of My Kinsman, Major Molineux, simply click above. For earlier episodes, see here. For previous Tales for Our Time, please click here. To comment on this latest audio adventure from The Mark Steyn Club, please click here and scroll https://www.steynonline.com/16291/lost-causes-daniel-day-lewis-as-lincoln Sat, 4 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST Rick McGinnis on Abraham Lincoln and the big screen... https://www.steynonline.com/16290/a-handsome-country-youth-and-a-dainty-mistress Sat, 4 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST In this penultimate episode, young Robin thinks he has finally found his eminent cousin... https://www.steynonline.com/16289/my-kinsman-major-molineux-part-2 Sat, 4 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST To hear Part Two of My Kinsman, Major Molineux, simply click above. For Part One, see here. For previous Tales for Our Time, please click here. To comment on this latest audio adventure from The Mark Steyn Club, please click here and scroll down - and https://www.steynonline.com/16288/lucky-fellows-wondrous-free Sat, 4 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST A musical cavalcade for America's 250th birthday... https://www.steynonline.com/16287/the-natives-are-restless Fri, 3 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST Welcome to the eightieth audio entertainment in our series Tales for Our Time: a special selection for America's semiquincentennial... https://www.steynonline.com/16286/my-kinsman-major-molineux-part-1 Fri, 3 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST To hear Part One of My Kinsman, Major Molineux, prefaced by Mark's introduction, simply click above. For previous Tales for Our Time, please click here. To comment on this latest audio adventure from The Mark Steyn Club, please click here and scroll down https://www.steynonline.com/16285/an-odyssey-to-ignore-part-vi Fri, 3 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST The conclusion of Tal Bachman's series on The Odyssey... https://www.steynonline.com/16284/a-heart-that-listens Thu, 2 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST Laura Rosen Cohen rounds up the internet... https://www.steynonline.com/16282/state-of-the-republic Wed, 1 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EST In case you missed our Clubland Q&A, here's the action replay... https://www.steynonline.com/16281/live-around-the-planet-wednesday-july-1 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Guest host Tal Bachman fields questions from Mark Steyn Club members... https://www.steynonline.com/16271/girl-power Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST As the #MeToo year of 2017 rolled toward winter, women across the land continued to rage. Like numberless rivulets flowing in from mountain, hill, and plain, the accusations of abuse - wholly true, partly-true, and wholly fabricated - all eventually https://www.steynonline.com/16276/a-top-down-willed-failure Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST For decades, anyone who cared to know knew what was happening, and everyone in power knew who was enabling its unimpeded continuation, and everyone with a functioning brain knew why it was happening... https://www.steynonline.com/16279/a-sennight-of-steyn-june-21-27 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST In case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline... https://www.steynonline.com/16280/ill-never-fall-in-love-again Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Mark celebrates a Bacharach & David classic... https://www.steynonline.com/16278/the-battle-of-the-river-plate-powell Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST The collaboration between director Michael Powell and writer/producer Emeric Pressburger began on the eve of World War Two and built up a considerable head of steam making films for and about that war... https://www.steynonline.com/16277/openings-and-closings Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Welcome to a post-coma edition of Mark Steyn on the Town. On today's brand new show, Mark plays a diverse range of musical artistes from Johnny Mercer to Cliff Richard, Al Jolson to the Smiths. In between we take a look at Frank Sinatra from the point of view of his longtime opening act, the late Tom Dreesen (see picture above), and we wish a happy hundredth birthday to hit songwriter Phil Springer... https://www.steynonline.com/16275/dispatches-from-my-coma Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST As readers may recall, in recent years, after announcing a rare bit of activity from yours truly, I have generally observed that I am engaging in such against the advice of my doctors. So it was that I spent over a month in Ukraine, venturing hither and https://www.steynonline.com/16274/mamdanistan Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Laura Rosen Cohen rounds up the internet... https://www.steynonline.com/16273/musical-chairs Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST If you missed our Clubland Q&A, here's the action replay... https://www.steynonline.com/16272/live-around-the-planet-wednesday-june-24 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Guest host Tal Bachman fields questions from Mark Steyn Club members... https://www.steynonline.com/16270/brexit-at-ten Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST We mark ten years since the big vote... https://www.steynonline.com/16269/starmer-resigns Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Another one bites the dust... https://www.steynonline.com/16260/a-sennight-of-steyn-june-14-20 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST In case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline... https://www.steynonline.com/16268/soliloquy Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST "I miss my dad more and more as the years go by. This Song for the Season is one he used to like singing..." https://www.steynonline.com/16267/happy-father-day Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST This special audio edition of The Mark Steyn Show presents a few Father's Day moments from across the various iterations of the show... https://www.steynonline.com/16266/the-taking-of-pelham-one-two-three-new-york-goes Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Rick McGinnis reviews a 1970's classic... https://www.steynonline.com/16265/kings-and-vagabonds-and-boutonnieres Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Steyn marks the official birthdays of both the King and The Lion King - and celebrates Father's Day... https://www.steynonline.com/16264/restoring-britain-and-the-rest-of-europe Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST An issue near and dear to Mark's heart... https://www.steynonline.com/16263/signed-sealed-delivered Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Laura Rosen Cohen rounds up the internet... https://www.steynonline.com/16262/rock-on Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST In case you missed our Clubland Q&A with guest host Tal Bachman, here's the action replay... https://www.steynonline.com/16261/live-around-the-planet-wednesday-june-17 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Guest host Tal Bachman fields questions from Mark Steyn Club members... https://www.steynonline.com/16259/an-odyssey-to-ignore-part-iv Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST There's not much more to say about Christopher Nolan's forthcoming movie, The Odyssey, until it appears this July. Homer fan that I am, I hope the movie turns out to be much better than early indications suggest. If it does, I'll be thrilled my concerns https://www.steynonline.com/16256/main-character-syndrome Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST It's hardly news that women have been steadily moving ever further left politically at a pace – "radically" – that far outstrips men, whose views tend to be stable... https://www.steynonline.com/16257/a-sennight-of-steyn-june-7-13 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Today is the U.S. Army's birthday (251), President Trump's birthday (80), and lest we forget, Flag Day. In 1949, Congress designated June 14 as Flag Day. But Flag Day's history is more storied than a mere Act of Congress. It was a grassroots effort to https://www.steynonline.com/16258/a-high-flying-flag Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST In honor of Flag Day, enjoy Mark's history of the Stars & Stripes and "You're A Grand Old Flag"... https://www.steynonline.com/16255/print-the-legend-the-end-of-it-all-in-john-ford Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Rick McGinnis reviews John Ford's 1962 western... https://www.steynonline.com/16254/franz-and-friend Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST On this week's On the Town Steyn plays a cavalcade of big names - Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff - plus a bloke you've never heard of but whose tunes you certainly will know... https://www.steynonline.com/16253/the-not-so-curious-case-in-dundee Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Vindication at last... https://www.steynonline.com/16252/meow-meow Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Laura Rosen Cohen rounds up the internet... https://www.steynonline.com/16251/the-troubles Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST If you missed our Clubland Q&A, here's the action replay... https://www.steynonline.com/16250/live-around-the-planet-wednesday-june-10 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Guest hosts Tal Bachman and Laura Rosen Cohen field questions from Mark Steyn Club members live around the planet... https://www.steynonline.com/16249/of-pitbulls-and-islamists Tue, 9 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Alpha polemicist Sam Harris is an enthusiastic and persuasive debater, but in his June 5 substack post, reproduced in the Free Press, titled, "Why it's futile to debate Israel's enemies," he informed his readers that he would no longer debate https://www.steynonline.com/16246/an-odyssey-to-ignore-part-iii Mon, 8 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST The Odyssey is a story about Greeks, written down by a Greek author, taking place in Greek-speaking areas... https://www.steynonline.com/16247/a-sennight-of-steyn-may-31-june-6 Sun, 7 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST In case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline... https://www.steynonline.com/16248/whatever-will-be-will-be Sun, 7 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Doris Day's signature song... https://www.steynonline.com/16245/boss-lady-barbara-stanwyck-in-the-strange-love Sat, 6 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST The filming of The Strange Love of Martha Ivers happened when the Paramount lot was ringed by a picket line, part of the 1945 strike by motion picture set decorators that led to the infamous Black Friday riot outside the main gate at Warner Bros. The https://www.steynonline.com/16244/king-of-the-swingers-meets-emperor-of-austria Sat, 6 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Mark with an hour of music - and memories of a rather odd double-date in Delaware... https://www.steynonline.com/16243/trump-soccer-and-canada Fri, 5 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST In case you missed our Clubland Q&A with guest hosts Laura Rosen Cohen and Tal Bachman, here's the action replay... https://www.steynonline.com/16242/live-around-the-planet-friday-june-5 Fri, 5 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Guest hosts Laura Rosen Cohen and Tal Bachman field questions from Mark Steyn Club members... https://www.steynonline.com/16241/double-trouble Thu, 4 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Greetings friends, Romans and countrymen and thanks for joining us for another fresh batch of Laura's Links. First of all, I'll give you a little update about Mark. He's gaining strength each day and appreciates all the well wishes and prayers. We know https://www.steynonline.com/16240/an-odyssey-to-ignore-part-ii Wed, 3 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST SteynOnline Clubbers may have noticed there was no Q&A today. That is because we're saving it for Friday (3 p.m. American East Coast Time) as we will have two (not just one, but two) special guests! Tomorrow, we'll have Laura's Links as usual, and below, https://www.steynonline.com/16238/cigars-but-not-close Tue, 2 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST Mark has been busted out of hospital but still has a way to go before he is at full strength. Thank you for the many kind inquiries, prayers and supportive messages - which he very much enjoys receiving. Overnight, the release of bodycam footage out of the UK of the arrest of stabbing victim Henry Nowak has raised questions yet again re institutions supposedly founded on the principles of Robert Peel... https://www.steynonline.com/16237/practice-to-deceive Mon, 1 Jun 2026 09:00:00 EST It is a great honor (or rather, honour for those around the world) to welcome Barbara Kay, journalist and dear friend of Mark's, to SteynOnline! "O what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive." Apparently the original source for this https://www.steynonline.com/16235/a-sennight-of-steyn-may-24-30 Sun, 31 May 2026 09:00:00 EST In case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline... https://www.steynonline.com/16236/cmon-baby-light-my-fire Sun, 31 May 2026 09:00:00 EST A Doors' classic... https://www.steynonline.com/16234/prophets-of-doom-liza-minnelli-in-bob-fosse Sat, 30 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Bob Fosse's career as a Hollywood director looked to be over after just one film when the failure of Sweet Charity at the box office nearly took down Universal Studios in 1969 and ended the era of the big-budget movie musical... https://www.steynonline.com/16233/somewhere-in-france-with-you Sat, 30 May 2026 09:00:00 EST A special D-Day edition of Mark's Serenade Radio show, turning the clock back to the sounds and sentiments of the era... https://www.steynonline.com/16232/tal-bachman-an-odyssey-to-ignore Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 EST The team at SteynOnline is delighted to welcome Tal Bachman back to these pages. This is the first of several forthcoming columns by Tal.... https://www.steynonline.com/16231/live-with-kindess Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Laura Rosen Cohen took over the mic again for this week's Clubland Q&A as Mark continues to recuperate. Thank you, Laura... and if you missed it, the action replay is above. After an update on Mark, today's hot topic was... Alberta, as in Canada. And https://www.steynonline.com/16230/live-around-the-planet-thursday-may-28 Thu, 28 May 2026 09:00:00 EST UPPERDATE! Live Q&A begins in 5 minutes! UPDATE: Clubland Q&A, with guest host Laura Rosen Cohen, will be live in 15 minutes! Join us later today for another special Thursday edition of our Live Q&A Around the Planet at 3:00 p.m. American Eastern Time https://www.steynonline.com/16229/a-change-in-schedule Wed, 27 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Laura Rosen Cohen rounds up the internet... https://www.steynonline.com/16228/the-new-but-lost-frontier Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Over the weekend, there was a lot of news - Pope issuing his first encyclical (on AI no less), new strikes in Iran, and Musk's SpaceX IPO. This column from Mark - adapted from his best-selling book, America Alone - puts it all in perspective. Enjoy! I https://www.steynonline.com/16227/the-swallows-skim-and-all-is-hushed Mon, 25 May 2026 09:00:00 EST A special Memorial Day edition on battle, sacrifice and remembrance - from the Civil War to the Great War to the unwon wars of our own time... https://www.steynonline.com/16225/a-sennight-of-steyn-may-17-23 Sun, 24 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Thank you for your many kind messages regarding Mark's health. We have been able to share some of them with him - which has really lifted his spirits. He has made tremendous progress this week and looks forward to being back as soon as possible. I hope https://www.steynonline.com/16226/some-enchanted-evening-rodgers-and-hammerstein Sun, 24 May 2026 09:00:00 EST The words came first. With Rodgers & Hart, the music came first. But Rodgers & Hammerstein opted to reverse the process, which is why the tunes lack that particular freewheeling quality of Rodgers' music in the Twenties and Thirties... https://www.steynonline.com/16224/mbube-switcheroonie Sat, 23 May 2026 09:00:00 EST The fourth episode of Mark's weekly show on Serenade Radio... https://www.steynonline.com/16223/high-society Sat, 23 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Mark sits in for our regular movie column... https://www.steynonline.com/16222/a-monster-and-his-suck-ups Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 EST As the USS Nimitz heads to the Caribbean, we share Mark's "obituary" to Fidel Castro... https://www.steynonline.com/16221/stop-hucking-my-tshaynik Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Laura Rosen Cohen rounds up the internet... https://www.steynonline.com/16220/live-around-the-planet-literally Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 EST If you weren't able to listen to Clubland Q&A live, don't worry, here is the action replay... https://www.steynonline.com/16219/live-around-the-planet-wednesday-may-20th Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Laura Rosen Cohen fields questions from Mark Steyn Club members... https://www.steynonline.com/16218/britain-on-the-brink-part-deux Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Mark had his number... https://www.steynonline.com/16217/transitioning-to-truth Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:00 EST A tweet from our old nemesis and adjudicated liar Michael E. Mann caught our attention over the weekend: The scenarios aren't predictions, so they're not "right" or "wrong". They are possible futures depending on our actions. The good news is emissions https://www.steynonline.com/16206/a-sennight-of-steyn-may-10-16 Sun, 17 May 2026 09:00:00 EST In case you missed it, here's how the last seven days looked at SteynOnline... https://www.steynonline.com/16216/who-afraid-of-the-weeping-willow Sun, 17 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Today's episode celebrates an old friend of our host, the late Ann Ronell, who tells Mark about her two biggest hits... https://www.steynonline.com/16215/dumbfounded-carole-lombard-in-my-man-godfrey Sat, 16 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Rick McGinnis on a 1936 screwball classic... https://www.steynonline.com/16214/the-canine-sinatra Sat, 16 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Welcome to this week's edition of Mark Steyn on the Town. On today's show, we start with Eurovisions past and end with the canine Sinatra... https://www.steynonline.com/16213/on-the-town-the-canine-sinatra Sat, 16 May 2026 09:00:00 EST To hear this week's episode of Mark Steyn on the Town from Serenade Radio, simply click above. To comment on this latest audio excursion from The Mark Steyn Club, please click here and scroll down. And don't forget to join Mark on Serenade Radio next https://www.steynonline.com/16211/the-ruin-of-england Fri, 15 May 2026 09:00:00 EST The groupthink in our public discourse is so pervasive it goes as unnoticed as the air... https://www.steynonline.com/16212/reflections-on-trump-derangement-syndrome Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 EST In case you missed our Clubland Q&A, here's the action replay... https://www.steynonline.com/16210/the-frog-slog Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Laura Rosen Cohen rounds up the internet... https://www.steynonline.com/16209/live-around-the-planet-wednesday-may-13th Wed, 13 May 2026 09:00:00 EST APOLOGIES - we are having trouble with Mark's internet connection. Will reschedule for another time. Thank you for your patience and understanding... https://www.steynonline.com/16208/decapitation-for-thee-and-for-me Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 EST Programming note: On May 6th 2017 The Mark Steyn Club slipped quietly onto the Internet, and, unlike many of the noisier online launches of the era, we're still here nine years later. We thank (almost) all our First Week Founding Members for re-upping for a tenth year, and we hope our First Fortnight members will want to do the same as this first week of our new season draws to a close...