Moral Toddlers Making a Mess Adult toddlers throw tantrums for the same reason as children: they desperately want something and have no idea how to get it. Robert Tracinski 30 Oct 2022 · 5 min read
Ukrainians Are Nobody’s Pawns Conservative anti-interventionists buy into an authoritarian narrative that ignores the clear choices made by the people of Ukraine. Robert Tracinski 19 Apr 2022 · 8 min read
The Olympics Debacle and the Illusions of Nationalism The marquee event of the Winter Olympics, the women’s figure-skating championship, ended in a fiasco this year—a fitting climax to a games overshadowed by the oppressive climate [https://www.discoursemagazine.com/culture-and-society/2022/02/08/how-to-save-the-olympics-from-the-tyrants/] in its host country and the growing threat of war from Russia. Robert Tracinski 23 Feb 2022 · 5 min read
The Need for a Culture of Achievement What does Ayn Rand have to offer to our era? The Russian-born American author rose to prominence as a novelist and philosopher in the middle of the 20th century, and attracted a large audience on the American Right with her sharp critique of communism. The comprehensive alternative she presented in Robert Tracinski 5 Jan 2022 · 11 min read