Stefan Beck

A writer living in southern Connecticut, Stefan Beck has written for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Sun, The Weekly Standard, The New Criterion, and other publications. He also writes a food blog, The Poor Mouth.

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Rebirth of the Cool

In his The Culture of Narcissism (1979), Christopher Lasch wrote that “the rise of mass…

An Open Letter to the Guy Who Defriended Me Over McCain–Palin

Losing a Facebook friend or loved one is always painful. You notice that your number…

Butter Dead and Red

During the month of August I helped to care for two fine specimens of Felis…

Holocaust Remembrance Project For French Kids Sparks Ire

President Nicolas Sarkozy has enraged the French with his recently proposed plan to educate schoolchildren…

The Rise of 9/11 Truthiness

Radar reports that “nearly 40 percent of Americans believe that the government conspired in, or…

The Homeland Security Campus

The Nation is worried about the rise of the “homeland security campus”: From Harvard to…

Martin Amis Weighs in on Terrorism

“Everyone’s entitled to his opinion!” How often do we hear this—and from those whose entitlement…

Will Columbia Profs Apologize?

As I noted elsewhere last week, Iran’s Mehr News Agency has reported that a contingent…