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Cosmopolis or Bust?

In order to function, a cosmopolis must embrace both toleration and the rule of law.

Joel Kotkin

5 Mar 2024 · 10 min read

New York, NY, USA. Photo by Miikka A. on Unsplash

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Opportunities for Liberation

Robert Lerman 4 Aug 2025 · 7 min read

Druze men hold the Druze and Israeli flags at a protest in Suwayda, Syria on 2 August 2025.

Godly Missionaries—or Evil Sorcerers?

Greg Koabel 2 Aug 2025 · 25 min read

Statue of St. Jean de Brébeuf, in dark metal, silhouetted against the sky. He holds a staff and a crucifix.

Science, Funding, and Economic Prosperity

Zachary Robert Caverley 1 Aug 2025 · 6 min read

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Ancient Indian Tradition—Or Twentieth-Century European Export?

Carl von Siemens 31 Jul 2025 · 19 min read

Two yoga practitioners, in traditional Indian garb. One sits on what appears to be a mat, the other bows.

Repairing America’s Broken Civic Spirit: Lessons from David Gergen (1942–2025)

Daniel Lelchuk 31 Jul 2025 · 4 min read

Reagan and Gergen standing in the Oval Office, in suits. Reagan is talking; Gergen is smiling at him.