after paris
It’s Still World War IV

And Islamic State fighters are still not Lord Voldemort’s Death Eaters. It’s time for the West to face some unpleasant truths.

Self-Reliance
Microaggression, Meet Ralph Waldo Emerson

As the Yale protesters don’t know, but the Sage of Concord did: there is weakness in numbers, and strength in standing for one’s principles all alone.

A Reply
Lincoln v. Obergefell

If you are seeking out conflict and polarization for the sake of doctrinal purity, Lincoln is not the champion for you.

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New World Disorder
East Asia 2015 Is Not Europe 1914

Why everyone’s favorite analogy for today’s unsettled times—the year 1914—doesn’t pass the smell test.

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Egypt Matters
A Plague on Egypt’s Tourism

The tragic crash of the Russian airliner should serve as a wake-up call. Egypt matters, and we take it for granted at our peril.

Good Government
Cleaning Up Atlantis

How to put a kleptocracy on the road to transparency.

Drug Policy
Mismanaging the Heroin Crisis

The Obama Administration and the media have embraced a simplistic explanation for a worsening epidemic—and ignored the real threat.

Shakespeare and Politics
A Sea of Glory

What Shakespeare’s Cardinal Wolsey has to teach us about the perils of swimming in the Potomac.

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Russia and the US
Whitewashing Putin’s Kleptocracy

Rehabilitating a Russian plutocrat with the help of a federally funded U.S. institution.

American Hero
What Would Lincoln Do?

Ever since his death, politicians and activists have recruited him for their pet causes. It’s time to leave Lincoln alone.

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