Critical Thinking, Liberal Internationalism, and Historical Heroes (The Editors' Chat #13)
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Remembering the Weight of Life and Death in a Profane Age
Donald Trump is unrelenting in his boastful indulgence in the ugliest facets of the human personality. There is another way.
Too Great for Any One Man
Since the founding generation, there has been a consistent and rational fear that the office of president was too powerful to be constrained by democratic institutions.
The War That Still Haunts the United States
Remembering another war America was unable to extricate themselves from.
Call You This Liberty?
"Once a mask is involved, people understand it as a sign of weakness. That the government has something to hide."
The Liberal Conscience Must Be Fostered With Accurate History
A knowledge of the injustices of the past and the reasons for their occurrence is vital to the development of a liberal conscience.
America's Future Is African
The security and prosperity of nations does not depend on complete uniformity of thought, manners, or coloration.
Speech That Plays It Safe Does Not Remain Free for Long
Fierce disputation and colorful variety are often a sign of a society in good health, not terminal decline.
Cancel Culture Goes MAGA
MAGA's campaign of government censorship and repression is an assault on fundamental free speech values.
The Spirit of the Laws
The Constitution is not in heaven. Without honorable and virtuous public officials, constitutional limits have no meaning.
The Logic of Liberalism
Contra the dreams of populist strongmen, real constraints on executive power are the only approach consistent with real freedom.
China Between Ogre and Olympus
China may well become the singular Olympus that all mere mortals look up to, but so long as this Olympus is home to Ogres it will struggle to compel the allegiance of the wider world.