Nationalism Is America’s Comeback Kid
When it comes to sports, Americans look with admiration on the comeback player of the year. We can’t resist the rediscovery of excellence in a […]
The Crisis of the Republicans Divided
To understand the Republican Party today, in all its cluelessness, one needs to know what it was when it was founded. One needs to know […]
Are We Facing a New Civil War or Just Continuing the Old One?
The passing of George H. W. Bush might be a cause to reflect more deeply on his famous civility and its relation to the coming […]
Thanksgiving: The Odd Bird Holiday
President Trump’s traditional pardoning of Thanksgiving turkeys displayed both his wit and partisanship in service of a higher understanding of American politics. Even the Washington […]
Democrats as the Party of Slave Power Tyranny
The Republican surrender of the House of Representatives to Democrats and the reestablishment of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ought to remind us of the […]
The Left Trashes the Constitution: Sacking the Senate
The Democrats’ trashing of the Constitution did not end with the Kavanaugh confirmation battle but now rambles on with their denunciations of the fundamental institutions […]
They Made the Case Against Kavanaugh 11 Years Ago
With the World Series underway, we think about the Most Valuable Player of each league. We should do that in punditry, too. Aside from the […]
Progressive Elitism by the Numbers
A shrewd observer of American politics, Thomas Edsall sums up the evidence that the Democratic Party has rapidly become a far more left-wing party than […]
Harry Jaffa on Kavanaugh and the Crisis of America Divided
The centenary of Harry V. Jaffa’s birth was October 7. He passed away on January 10, 2015 after a career of scholarship and teaching that […]
Obama’s Con-Job ‘Conservatism’
Some “conservatives” never learn and continue to live under mental delusions. Barack Obama has commanded their souls and continues to do so today. His public […]
Crazy Brainy Asians
The Justice Department last week filed a “statement of interest” on behalf of a lawsuit by Students for Fair Admissions against Harvard University for discriminating […]
Finding the Next Justice Thomas Will Take a Gang, Not a Village
David Brooks’ insightful account of “a self-consciously built” “conservative legal infrastructure” behind Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination raises more fundamental questions about the Court and contemporary […]
Trump’s Hawaiian Volcano: The Scott-Free Dread of Korematsu
Does the Supreme Court care whether America is free or slave? That was the question 160 years ago, and it remains the question today. The […]
Trump’s Immigration Policies Aren’t Like Japanese Internment
I rarely feel sympathy for Members of Congress, least of all Maryland Democrat Elijah Cummings, but his tearful plea about separating children from their illegal […]
Cake, Conscience, and Kangaroo Courts
The Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission was no jurisprudential masterpiece, but its messy eating marks an important point […]
The Great Wall of Harvard
President Trump’s vow to change a “rigged system” helped propel him to victory over stodgy supporters of “liberal” and “conservative” non-alternatives. His Department of Justice […]
Marx at 200 and the Ruling Class
The Bicentennial of Karl Marx’s birth (May 5, 1818) has come and gone without much fanfare, except in the People’s Republic of China. It’s not […]
Justice Thomas Asks: Do Aliens Enjoy Constitutional Protections?
The controversy last week over Justice Neil Gorsuch joining a liberal majority in declaring unconstitutional an immigration statute supported by the Trump Administration overshadowed Justice […]
University of the Swamp
Is this just a gratifying dream or a frightful, dangerous fancy: to have a government agency that cracks down on the sources of intellectual and […]
Adult Supervision: Advice from the Founders
Impassioned protests following the mass shooting at a Florida high school culminated over the weekend with marches on Washington, D.C., and other cities. To properly evaluate […]