Jason Garshfield

Jason Garshfield is a freelance writer living in southern California. His work has appeared in The American Conservative, RealClearPolitics, and a number of other publications.

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Mark Addy as Robert I Baratheon, seated on the Iron Throne.

The Great Unfinished Generational Epic

George R.R. Martin, the Strauss-Howe theory of history, and the failure of the Baby Boomers.

Jason Garshfield

10 Feb 2025 · 26 min read

Donald Trump looks serious with a bandage on his ear after being shot at.

Donald Trump and the Great Man Theory of History

As with Napoleon Bonaparte, one cannot confidently state that if Trump had never been born, someone like him would have done what he did.

Jason Garshfield

22 Nov 2024 · 10 min read

Donald Trump and the Perils of Myth-Making

In the wake of the shooting, we should neither demonise nor sanctify Trump, but assess him by normal political standards.

Jason Garshfield

17 Jul 2024 · 7 min read

Child in a plaid shirt playing with some multicoloured wires.

An Absurd Umbrella: Neurodiversity and the Autism Spectrum

Autism has become a catchall term to explain and dismiss the problem child. But it can also be viewed as a superpower.

Jason Garshfield

21 Apr 2024 · 9 min read

China, the West, and The Three-Body Problem

The themes of Liu Cixin’s trilogy undermine his protestations of loyalty to the People’s Republic.

Jason Garshfield

15 Mar 2024 · 17 min read

Jordan Peterson’s Last Trial

While Ontario's College of Psychologists have been censorious and discriminatory, Peterson’s online behavior is worthy of criticism.

Jason Garshfield

14 Feb 2023 · 9 min read