Nic Rowan
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How to Bowl Alone
A few years ago, when hard lockdowns were still in place, I took a road trip along the Ohio side of Lake Erie. I skipped the highway and instead rolled through town after town until I hit Port Clinton, where... → Read More
Teenage Dream - The American Spectator
I live across the street from a high school, and every weekend I get an earful of whatever music is... → Read More
George Floyd Square Isn’t Going Anywhere
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — It’s only been one year since George Floyd died under the knee of Derek Chauvin outside Cup... → Read More
Racial Justice’s Fake Anthem
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota — I was standing beside a crowd of protesters outside the police precinct Tuesday night when a... → Read More
The Future Belongs to Mechagodzilla
Here they come, marching into American sunlight. Godzilla and Kong, eternal enemies, not seen on screen together since the Kennedy... → Read More
Militarization Is Here to Stay on Capitol Hill
Washington — “Mommy, they’re taking it down,” a toddler excitedly calls to his parents on Saturday as they walk around... → Read More
From the Life of Mannequins
New York — I am seated one table over from Jimmy Fallon at Brooklyn’s famous Peter Luger Steak House. The... → Read More
How Democrats Could Weaken Trump’s Judicial Legacy
Former President Donald Trump frequently touted his judicial appointments as important victories for the preservation of law. But some of... → Read More
The Only Drink You Need for Valentine’s Day
To my great shame, I’ve never eaten at any of this nation’s great Italian fast-casual chains. My wife, on the... → Read More
The Discreet Charm of Biden’s Pop Culture Faith
It is pointlessly cruel to criticize Massimo Faggioli. The Italian theologian and professor at Villanova University is better understood as... → Read More
On the Trail With Ronald Reagan
Whenever I ride that long, flat stretch of Illinois between Chicago and Davenport, I can’t help but think of Ronald... → Read More
Boomsday | The American Spectator
A few days ago, a friend at a dinner party posed a question to the crowded table: “Be honest,” he... → Read More
The Silence of Joan Didion
I suspect Joan Didion would be amused to learn that I keep her on my obituary watch. The 86-year-old essayist... → Read More
The National Guard’s Degrading ‘Logistical Mess’
One day after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Congress hit thousands of National Guardsmen stationed in the Capitol with a gut... → Read More
The Political Theater of the National Guard’s D.C. Occupation
Washington, D.C. — “I’m going to need to see some identification,” a National Guardsman told me as I pulled up... → Read More
Bidenville, USA | The American Spectator
WILMINGTON, Del. — “Joseph R. Biden, America’s pride,” proclaims a billboard towering over the highway running through the city. Erected... → Read More
Those Capitol Hill Fences Aren’t Coming Down Anytime Soon
Washington, D.C. Downtown has changed a lot since last week’s massive MAGA wave rolled up Capitol Hill and into the... → Read More
New York, I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down
New York I drove to Manhattan the other day, totally on a lark, just for a bag of bagels. It... → Read More
Bergman’s Bleak Christmas Classic
Few Christmas films merit a yearly watch. The ones that do are mostly children’s cartoons: How the Grinch Stole Christmas,... → Read More
Why I’m Doing Family Thanksgiving
My travel etiquette during the coronavirus pandemic has been unadmirable. Since March, I have been to 17 states without taking... → Read More