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Burke vs. Rousseau
Slow and Steady

The Masterpiece Cakeshop case and the ascent of theory over prudence in American political life.

After Trump
The Right’s Straw Left

Obsessed with “owning the libs”, the Right has missed how it has opened the door to a muscular, credible populism of the Left.

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"Facts on the Water"
Will the South China Sea Become a Chinese Lake?

Twelve days at sea on a French warship provide occasion to ponder what lies ahead for the disputed waterway.

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All Heat and No Light
Books That Burn

Almost 70 years on, Ray Bradbury’s dire warnings in Fahrenheit 451 should still make all of us uncomfortable.

Our Russian Future
The Age of Flux

The future arrived in Russia first, and then spread to the West, with all the now too-familiar negative consequences. But for all its tragedy, there was also a sense of possibility then—as now.

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At the Movies
Unless Ye Become as Little Children

A new head-banging musical about Joan of Arc captures the inner life of a visionary child—and the radical strangeness of Christian faith.

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A Hope for Human Rights
True Grit in Baku

Azerbaijan’s Khadija Ismayilova exemplifies courage, and reminds why human rights and rule of law are worth fighting for.

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race and admissions
Affirming Disadvantage

The old rationales for racial preferences in admissions no longer make any sense. It’s time for enlightened America to hit the reset button.

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Under the Thumb
The Coming Crisis in the Taiwan Strait

All eyes seem fixated on North Korea, the South China Sea, or the Senkaku islands. But a crisis in the Taiwan Strait—postwar Asia’s original hotspot—could be closer than many realize.

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