Ryan Shinkel

Jan 3, 2025 | lawliberty.org | Ryan Shinkel

January 3, 2025 Jason Reitman’s film Saturday Night dramatizes the evolution of comedy in the last century. How many ages henceShall this our lofty scene be acted overIn states unborn and accents yet unknown!How many times shall Caesar bleed in sport …—Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (3.1)Humor is “the best guide to changing perceptions,” writes Marshall McLuhan.

Oct 27, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Nadya Williams |Paul Miller |Luis Parrales |Ryan Shinkel

Norman Wirzba’s new manifesto offers a twist on Wendell Berry. Published October 27, 2024 A little over a year ago, my family moved from a small town in Georgia to another, smaller town in Ohio. We loved our previous home.

Oct 26, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Rachael Larimore |Paul Miller |Luis Parrales |Ryan Shinkel

Dispatches from Nevada, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Published October 26, 2024 Hello and happy Saturday. If you had told 16-year-old me that 2024 me would be working for a politically conservative digital media company, I’d have had a few questions. Starting with, “What does conservative mean?” and “What is a ‘digital media company?’” I had my heart set on being a sportswriter. And I was, for a while.

Oct 26, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Chris Stirewalt |Paul Miller |Luis Parrales |Ryan Shinkel

The seven counties to watch on election night. Published October 26, 2024 A wether is to sheep as a gelding is to horses: A male who has been, ahem, modified before reaching sexual maturity. And if you put a bell on a wether, you can hear him coming when he leads the flock down from the pasture. Like the farmer said: You can tell where this is going. So what are the bellwether counties we should be listening for as the flock comes in on Election Day?

Oct 26, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Jonah Goldberg |Paul Miller |Luis Parrales |Ryan Shinkel

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of a father figure. Published October 26, 2024 Jonah has a gift for the masochists that punish themselves by running to the tune of his rants: a long, bingo-card friendly, esoteric Ruminant.First, Jonah forces everyone to listen to Tucker Carlson’s creepy “Daddy” analogy before returning to the ole reliables: gemeinschaft and gesellschaft, the incessant lizard-brain blabbering of late-stage election season, and the nebulous definition of fascism.