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Monday is the anniversary of the beginning of Hamas and Hezbollah’s reign of terror in Israel. We’ve heard countless horrific stories of the events of Oct. 7, while the Foundation for Defense of Democracies reports that, according to the…

“We have all the time in the world,” James Bond tells his new bride Tracy in 1969’s “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” both moments before and after she dies at the hand of Bond’s nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofield. Unfortunately, like Tracy,…

“Good morning. A pleasure to meet you. Please forgive my attire. A difficult night.” Somewhat disheveled and wearing only a bathrobe and slippers, Frederick Forsyth greeted me from what I assumed to be a favorite armchair in his living…

Very few people offer assistance to their competition. Doing so is evidence of an exceedingly rare generosity toward one’s fellow man. Until recently, I’d only encountered one memorable example of this selfless behavior, when, many years…

It’s fashionable to like Joan Didion. They printed her on tote bags, and for obvious reasons. The Corvette, of course. The cigarette. The effortless cool of long, untamed hair and a flowing dress. You can read about her “radicalization” in…