Weekend Beacon 6/29/25
“Their friendship was a romance: passionate, tender and tempestuous, full of longing, riven by jealousy.” No, I’m not referring to Trump and Bibi. It’s Ian Leslie’s take on McCartney and…
“Their friendship was a romance: passionate, tender and tempestuous, full of longing, riven by jealousy.” No, I’m not referring to Trump and Bibi. It’s Ian Leslie’s take on McCartney and…
If and when the Tehran regime falls, what will happen to the ayatollah’s apologists? Will they suffer amnesia and insist they were on the people’s side all along? Time to take those…
As the U.S. Army celebrates its 250th birthday, we honor those who bravely go in harm’s way, often far from home and rarely at a time of their choosing (unless…
William F. Buckley Jr. / Getty Images According to a recent study, young people are less able to read books from cover to cover than ever before. Rest assured, the Weekend Beacon…
June has finally arrived, which means summer vacations will soon be upon us. Before you know it, you’ll be packing for that beach trip wondering, What should I read? The Weekend…
A local corrections officer tells me prison breaks are not like in the movies. If it happens on your watch, “there’s no slap on the wrist.” You will be held…
Belated congratulations to the former cardinal Robert Prevost on becoming the first American pope, Leo XIV. Considered a long shot, His Holiness benefited from a little-known Vatican affirmative action plan aimed at his…
Welcome to our special Mother’s Day edition of the Weekend Beacon, featuring all the subjects we love discussing with our mothers: faith, sex, drugs, and politics! (Okay, not all the…
It’s been a rollercoaster of a ride, to say the least. Many of us wondered if the chaos and uncertainty would ever end. But it did. At long last, Shedeur…
Apologies if this newsletter seems incoherent. Midway through writing it, I took a break, wandered out to the pool, sank into a lounge chair, and fell asleep. What could possibly…