The unconquerable Mark Steyn parses the subtleties of Ukrainian gutter-talk to evaluate whether Volodymyr Zelensky expressed mere exasperation with his U.S. hosts at the infamous White House dust-up last week, or actually likened Vice President J.D. Vance to a morsel of excrement. Writing in Jewish World Review, Steyn suggests Zelensky swallow his sense of entitlement, ditch the advice of his European “friends” and recognize reality. By yesterday, Steyn’s suggestion had proved prophetic.

Bad Mom? Bad Wife?
The Massachusetts trial of Lindsay Clancy for killing her three young children (recently declared a mistrial) became a litmus test for couples – with some publicly breaking off engagements due to disagreements over her culpability. Writing in The American Mind, Evie Solheim ponders the malign influence of social media on the marriage decision for younger generations. “When men and women treat existence as a zero-sum game, everyone loses,” she writes, pleading for greater understanding between the sexes. For more on marriage, see this C2C article.


