FROM THE MAGAZINE

December 2020

‘In any democratic system the perception of fairness matters nearly as much as the real thing. And if Trump’s voters are mistaken in thinking their candidate was robbed, they are correct to think that America’s voting system is in dire need of reform.’

Politics

The long legacy of looting

A history of rioting in Chicago

By Peter A. Coclanis

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The many uses of frankincense and myrrh

The label of an upmarket toothpaste will often reveal that it contains myrrh

By David Abulafia

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Politics

The fight for liberalism

American hegemony in the service of a liberal world order no longer protects our civilization

By Daniel McCarthy

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Politics

Farewell, Donald

The Spectator’s writers and friends reflect on what they’ll miss about Donald Trump and what they expect from Joe Biden

By The Spectator

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Politics

Biden’s speech impediment

The President-elect has honesty issues

By Paul Wood

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Politics

Republican resurrection

Trump will leave the party in much better shape than Bush did

By W. James Antle III

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Politics

Brace yourselves for President Harris

She occupies an eyrie on the far left of the Democratic party

By Roger Kimball

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Politics

Libertarians suck

They helped elect the very illiberal Joe Biden

By Michael Warren Davis

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Politics

Trump’s story is still not over

He is the first president since Reagan who did anything for underprivileged Americans

By Conrad Black

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Spectator Editorial

The urgent case for voting reform

It is obvious that mass mail-in voting and days of drawn-out counting maximize opportunities for chicanery

By Spectator Editorial

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Which psychics’ predictions for 2020 came true?

‘A new strain of bird flu is going to hit the country hard. On the bright side, it will mostly be limited to poultry’

By The Spectator

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Starting out in cyber

I am annoyed by the use of cyber as a noun

By Dot Wordsworth

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