Hiroshima at 75
A Peek into Our Nuclear Future

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. With the world ever more dangerous, and with rising authoritarian challengers emboldened, a look at what the next 75 years of the Bomb might bring.

Liberal Hubris
Three Decades of Delusion

Our elites learned all the wrong lessons from the end of the Cold War.

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Emotion in American Life
Why We Dislike Shame—and Can’t Get Enough of It

Why shaming is essential in America today—and some suggestions for curbing its excesses.

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The Literary Life
The Enduring Chill of Flannery O’Connor

A new documentary captures the steely genius and hard-earned faith of the great Southern Gothic writer.

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Lessons from the Second World War
A Reply to President Putin

The European Parliament and President Putin are distorting the lessons of World War II. But their debate spotlights questions about the future of world order in the 2020s.

Presidential Office of Ukraine
Living History
The Next High Crime

Trump was always going to commit another impeachable offense. Trump is always going to commit another impeachable offense.

Five Eyes vs. 5G
Why Huawei Lost Its Quest for World Domination

Beijing tripped on its ambitions for Huawei for the same reason it has consistently failed in global influence games—it did not have the patience to pursue a long-term, soft-power approach.

Correcting the Record
Remembering Mr. Jones

In the 1930s, a brave journalist told the truth about Stalin and was killed because of it. Now, his story is finally being told.

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On Liberty
Free Speech Under Siege

For Mill, liberty was only valuable insofar as it contributed to a higher good. Today’s woke activists agree.

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Taxation Without Bowdlerization
How to Tame TikTok

Banning the app, as Mike Pompeo has proposed, would be heavy-handed and ineffective. There’s a better approach.

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