Sullivan nods approvingly at this passage from Conor on Avatar’s Na’vi: The problem with the noble savage cliche is that it is demonstrably untrue. The people who inhabited North America before the arrival of...
“In short, liberals and conservatives refuse to see the areas in which they have common ground because far too often they simply cannot get past the cultural markers that prevent them from even listening...
Jamelle writes: “In a lot of cases, the aim of liberals isn’t necessarily to massively expand the reach of government as much as it is to add some intentionality and rationality — as well...
Despite my recent disagreements with Conor, one area where he is indubitably correct is in criticizing conservatism’s inability to engage the culture in which it must exist. This, to me, is not a political...
The forthcoming issue* of Reason features an exceedingly thoughtful essay by Kerry Howley, in which she argues that libertarianism would be well-served by widening its scope and paying far more attention to infringements on...
Continuing the discussion Chris began earlier, Scott asks: Erik, in Chris’ opening salvo, he mentions his general disdain for the current political parties and the role they play in US politics as one driving...
Victor Davis Hanson is visiting Europe. More precisely, Italy and Greece. Several profound insights into the nature of continental society follow: After concluding another 16 days in Europe. I am again reminded how different...
“Judge Sotomayor was raised in public housing? So was I. Her mother was a nurse working late shifts? So was mine. When did white working poor people disappear off the face of the earth?...
“Rather than deep moral and spiritual renewal leading to civic health, what if it’s our national solipsism and susceptibility to suggestion that pull us together, and pull us through? What if, rather than being...
Freddie has made a strong argument against viewing autism as a positive thing to be celebrated. In so doing – and keeping in mind that he is our resident liberal – Freddie argues that...
Torture is a difficult subject. I think that for Americans of a certain disposition – particularly those of us who grew up abroad – the idea of torture really cuts to the bone; a...
I think what many mainstream defenders of Geithner or the rescue plan don’t realize is that critics of the plan are not always merely partisan hacks out with a political agenda. Some of us...
I suppose when it comes to politics I am a bit of a mixed bag. I think ideally moving away from a large federal state, a massive coporate economy and toward a localized, self-determining...
The modern conservative movement is built upon a paradox. Indeed, both Parties in the United States system – and there are functionally only two – have long preached basically the same message. Means are...
Helen breaks all this talk of shame culture into a list, which I reproduce for you below. (How very appropriate for a blog. That all blog posts aren’t top ten lists still amazes me…)...
Damon Linker is beating the same drum he’s been beating for some time now, warning against a perceived theocon menace that threatens to overthrow everything Americans have worked toward in fashioning a modern, liberal...
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25My read of Cass is he's trying to grope towards a new synthesis of the right of center. From the ess… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Maybe I need to read him more to get that. I read the substack post on the 3 demands that seemed to…
on Trump’s Most Insidious Scheme (So Far)I put down only facts. I gave no personal evaluation at all. However since you asked: I am strongly…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25I think the premise that someone like Cass is working with is that Trump and Musk *aren't* on-board.…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Musk seems to have flipped from Grey to Red (though who knows how long that will last). Cass is an o… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Eh maybe...? I mean admittedly I am not the closest Musk follower but my take on him is that his two… on A Grudging Concession About Something Trump DidThe Good: 1) Tariffs on China. 2) What he's done with Israel. 3) Dismantling DEI and understanding i… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25This isn't exactly the Grey Tribe (though Musk has overlap with them and Thiel is Grey to the bone).… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25The ideas are worth taking seriously but the conceit that Trump (or Vance, or Musk) understand or ar…
on Trump’s Most Insidious Scheme (So Far)That's a law enforcement agency arresting, for months or years, people who not only have not committ…
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