‘Remain Calm, All is Well’—How Not to Save the Republic
If you think radical egalitarianism is built into the American regime, you might as well admit that the Left should win.
Weekend Long Read
The Absolute Best Way to End Inflation
A return to zero inflation and sound money, achieved by a gold standard, is entirely possible and far easier than many people think.
The World Does Not Run on Magic
Many a boy languishes in school because he finds no arrow there.
A Cop’s Eye View of the Federal Takeover of the Police
Little by little, local police forces are succumbing to leftist indoctrination, funded and advanced by federal taxpayer dollars. Here is what to look out for—and how to push back.
The True Origins of
‘America First’
John Quincy Adams is the font of American geopolitical thought. Today, lesser men fail to grasp his teaching that alignment of interests among nations can only be creatures of time and circumstance.
The Pathological Nature of Wokeness
Leftist cancel culture is being driven by the emotionally deranged agenda of teenage girls.
Applying International Standards to 2020 Elections
What if we applied the principles of election integrity we expect from other countries to the United States?
Before the Litmus Tests
George Washington’s Supreme Court appointments were founders, politicians, entrepreneurs . . . and one cushing.
Why the “American Enlightenment” Succeeded, and How it Might Fail
We are equipped with common sense and moral sense just as we are equipped with the senses of taste, smell, sight, hearing, and touch. We are simply made that way.
Citizenship, Immigration, and the Great Society
Immigration policies should serve the interests of the nation-state; they should not be acts of charity to the world.
M. Stanton Evans,
Prophet of Our Moment
It is always worthy to celebrate the legacies of our heroes, and there is much more of this capacious man that we can learn from today.
Thinking About the Good Life
We need to ask what happiness has to do with pleasure, and with friendship, and with many other things.
Why They Can’t Make Trump Go Away
Post-mortem of a failed hit.
An Etude on Time, Chance, and Charters
No problem will solve itself. There is no moment where enough is enough, and the resolution into harmony resolves on its own as the pendulum swings back.
The Road to Vengeance
Millennials look for meaningful existence in false gods of social justice, unable to find it where they should, in church, in tradition, in humanitas, in country.
Our 1776 Moment: Either a Liberal or Progressive America
We live at a “1776 Moment” where our governing principles, law, and society are changing into something America has never known.
Truth Leaks Out
The COVID origins scandal was genuine, worthy of the world’s best investigative reporters—who ignored it.
What Role Did the FBI Play in January 6?
During the Trump era, Democrats and Republicans abandoned their traditional positions on federal law enforcement. And with good reason.
Frederick Douglass: The Agitator as Statesman
Statesmanship, as Douglass understood and practiced it, consisted in a tireless, courageous, hopeful, and prudent struggle to recover America’s national promise.
A Christmas Meditation on the Words of the Gospel
The story of Jesus is not like the story of man. It is instead the key that opens the story of man.