Helen Rittelmeyer, Author at Taki's Magazine

Helen Rittelmeyer

Conservatism

The Practical and the Watered-down

Helen Rittelmeyer

Before the site is glutted with debate commentary, a word on Rod Dreher’s latest C11...

Politics

Does Veneration Really Wither on the Pavements?

Helen Rittelmeyer

“All country people hate each other,” wrote William Hazlitt. “There is n...

Culture

George Cukor’s “The Women”: Remarry, remake, repeat

Helen Rittelmeyer

Not that I need one, but the release of Diane English’s remake of The Women is a goo...

Foreign Policy

The ICC should leave Georgia alone

Helen Rittelmeyer

Early yesterday morning, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo announ...

Education

New higher ed bill sure to make matters worse; Congress delighted

Helen Rittelmeyer

One provision of Congress’s newest higher education bill requires that colleges and ...

Zeitgeist

Why I don”t believe in Harvey Dent

Helen Rittelmeyer

Halfway through my sophomore year of high school I was overwhelmed by an impulse to become...

Zeitgeist

Freedom from shame?

Helen Rittelmeyer

My Southern suspicion that New England is full of crazy people gained another exhibit for ...

Immigration

Immigration, Localism, and Next Best Things

Helen Rittelmeyer

Whether due to the dramatic failure of last year’s attempt at comprehensive reform o...

Zeitgeist

It’s All About Her

Helen Rittelmeyer

The question of whether or not to see "Sex and the City" is easy to answer: if you...