The Weekend Read
The Irony of the Elite

The elites in Washington and Wall Street seem not to care about their decadence and even take joy in revelations about it.

The Weekend Read
The End of American Exceptionalism

American exceptionalism is in retreat, and the centralized national security state is to blame.

The Weekend Read
The Woody Allen Affair and the Nihilism of Thinking

The Woody Allen affair teaches us that one of the great challenges of our time is the need to judge absent the solace of absolute knowledge or the illusions of certitude.

The Weekend Read
Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Free Speech?

There’s a natural desire to withdraw from the sheer quantity of online content floating around, but political thinking requires that we resist the desire to flee from opinions altogether.

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