Alykhan Velshi

January 4, 2007 | The New English Review

Sex Tips From the Marquise de Pompadour

Authored by Alykhan Velshi Some study history for knowledge, others to honor their ancestors, but few, I suspect, do so to improve their sex lives. This is most unfortunate, si...

December 14, 2006 |

Misjudging Charity

Authored by Alykhan Velshi & Howard Anglin The charitable reputation of the American people, much remarked in these pages, is well-deserved. Whether it is to earthquake vict...

December 1, 2006 | The New English Review

The Originalist Error

Authored by Alykhan Velshi "There is no such thing as man in the world. During my life, I have seen Frenchmen, Italians, Russians, etc.; I know, too, thanks to Montesqu...

November 1, 2006 | The New English Review

Traitors Will be Prosecuted

Authored by Alykhan Velshi Just as a muscle will atrophy if unused, criminal prohibitions may lapse into desuetude when no one enforces them. Fortunately, and to its everlasting...

October 1, 2006 | Clifford D. May The American Spectator

Myths of War: The Ten Most Widely Believed Distortions About the Global Conflict Now Underway

Co-Authored with Alykhan Velshi Ronald Reagan once said: “It’s not that liberals are ignorant, it’s just that they know so much that isn’t true.&rdquo...

October 1, 2006 | The New English Review |

Will the UN Pick Another Crook?

Authored by Alykhan Velshi Kofi Annan's tenure as UN Secretary General will finish at the end of the year. His legacy will be one of scandal and failure. The UN peacekeepin...

September 7, 2006 | National Review Online

Who’s Really Ignoring the Geneva Conventions?

Authored by Alykhan Velshi and Howard Anglin In a landmark speech Wednesday, President Bush announced that all captured terrorists will receive the protections of Common Article...

September 6, 2006 | The New English Review

The Tragedy of Conrad Black, Intermezzo

Authored by Alykhan Velshi The last three years have not been kind to Conrad Black: his media empire and his reputation are in a shambles, his various properties are being aucti...

August 17, 2006 | National Review Online

Word Choice: Are We at War With “Islamic Fascism”?

Mohamed Eljahmi Bush's use of the term “Islamic fascist” is both sincere and correct. However, the scope of his definition is of limited utility. The problems of the curre...

August 1, 2006 | The New English Review |

Stephen Breyer, the Court’s Necromancer

Authored by Alykhan Velshi Originalism is the house judicial philosophy of conservatism. It maintains that the Constitution has a fixed and knowable meaning, that this meaning i...

July 11, 2006 | National Review Online

Ties that Bind

Authored by Alykhan Velshi Bombay's residents are an eclectic and colorful bunch. Strolling through the city's neighborhoods, you're likely to find Hindus, Buddhi...

June 13, 2006 | The Hill |

Supporting Iran’s Democratic Future

Authored by Alykhan Velshi Policymakers are unsure what America's next steps should be in its long-running imbroglio with the Iranian regime. Should the United Sta...