Nuclear Arms and the New Free World
The free world no longer has the luxury of regarding nuclear deterrence like a snow globe on a shelf.
Editor's Note: The Difference Between Governing and Campaigning
The ideas primary is not about catchy slopulist slogans or incoherent wish-lists from every group under the sun, but must return a genuine program for successful governance.
The Two American Reconstructions: An Appraisal, Reflection (Half the Answer #86, with Thomas Zimmer)
What was the first American Reconstruction after the Civil War? Why are some historians suggesting we just left a second
The Men Defending Graham Platner in All the Wrong Ways
You cannot defeat misogyny by behaving like a misogynist.
Return of the White Man's Burden
Just as in a previous age of colonialism, today's neo-imperialists justify themselves in terms of "uplifting" inferior foreign peoples.
America's Trump Rebranding (The Opposition Report #14)
Iran and Cuba, the death of the Voting Rights Act, the corruption, and more.
Our Redesign Is Live!
I am very excited to announce a new look and feel for the website. This was high on the list
Maistre the Prophet
In the writings of 18th-century monarchist Joseph de Maistre, we see the ur-shape of reaction: violent, irrational, modernity against itself.
Editor's Notes: Fixing Institutions Won't Guarantee Political Outcomes
Reconstruction has to have a deeper target than simply redesigning institutions.
Learning From the International Struggle
Over the last twenty years, illiberal forces have coordinated ideas, personnel, and finances across international borders. Liberals can learn from this.
The Democratization of Air Power (Neon Liberalism #76, with Secretary of Defense Rock)
Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Secretary of Defense Rock talk the state of modern war: the proliferation of drones, the
Editor's Notes: What the Trans Sports Debate Is Really About
It feels a certain kind of way to be told that my participation in sports is conditional on me always losing.
Editor's Notes: Women Can Win and Democrats Should Continue to Nominate Them
The results of the 2016 and 2024 elections were extremely contingent events that could have gone the other way.