Given Our Flawed Nature, America Has Been a Remarkable Moral Achievement
However, given the Left's largely successful elimination of Judeo-Christian and middle-class values, that achievement may not survive.
First Principles
Lessons from Lincoln on America’s Discord
America is currently experiencing a new formulation of the divine right of kings that takes the form of tyrannical suppression of freedom and speech. What can we learn from Lincoln to stop it?
Conservatives Must Read Marx
Popular conservative thinkers warn of the dangers of class warfare and everything-is-political thinking. But they can’t advise a subordinate class how to climb out of a pit.
Conservatism, Inc.’s Hypocrisy Shines Brightly
Conservatives proclaim the supremacy of self-interest, of anti-social, atomizing individualism even as it facilitates the consolidation of control over our lives by a collective of managerial elites.
1689 or 1776?
The Enlightenment Era did begin in 1689 and America is the quintessential Enlightenment nation, but 1776 is still the right choice for America’s founding year.
Unmasking Religious Freedom by Facing the (Church) Music
Despite its best efforts, leftist jurisprudence of the past 50 years cannot so easily discard the American political tradition of religious freedom.
Rediscovering Virtue
More than ever we need a pause and a turn, a complete about-face, so as to rediscover and practice the original and best virtues.
Why We Still Need a Militia—and How to Build One
It may seem ridiculous or paranoid, or simply unnecessary, to revive such an institution in a free society. But only a free society could support it.
Restoring the Machinery of the American Republic
Will enough Americans be wise enough to embrace the American republic and seek a true restoration of its machinery as we move forward in the 21st century?
Civic Virtues as Moral Facts
Our civic and civilizational renewal must be informed by moral facts and truths inherent in our nature and ultimately bequeathed to us by the divine source of our rights and obligations.
A Hardcore Libertarian Take on the Storming of the Capitol Building
Our country is not to be equated with our Capitol.
Transmitting the Truth About America’s Founding
Anyone not blinded by prejudice can see that freedom is under concerted assault in America. To rekindle the distinctively American variety of freedom it is first essential to understand it.
Read the 1776 Report Joe Biden Wanted to Bury
One of the last acts of the Trump Administration was the release on Monday of the “1776 Report”—a 45-page document by the President’s Advisory 1776 […]
The End of Free Speech and the Coming Dystopia
Since the election, we are beginning to understand the possibility that those of us who hold certain views may be denied certain benefits of citizenship.
In Defense of ‘Whataboutism’
We can’t afford to declare that ordinary ways of thinking and arguing are simply out of order.
Twitter’s Totalitarian Path
This threat to free speech precedes the Trump presidency; it has been cultivated by the Left for more than a decade, growing in strength year by year.
Trump on Martyrdom and Tyranny
Far from being a threat to liberty and freedom of religion, President Trump’s proclamation on St. Thomas Becket teaches Americans how their Western heritage embodies the great struggles of the past.
Let Us Impeach Him
Instead of criminalizing our sharp political differences, we can restore them to the political realm.
If You Believe in Science, Individual Freedom Is the Only Answer
Self-organizing systems are an incredible strategy to deal with complexity. Government is not.
The Cultural Roots of Conservatism
We're reposting a few of the more notable essays we've published this year. This article first appeared October 10, 2020.