The Perils of Affective Polarization
Our increasing desire to isolate ourselves from supporters of the opposite party can have dire consequences.
Julian Adorney
· 9 min read
American Politics
A collection of 44 posts
Civility Isn’t Weakness—It’s How We Win
A commitment to civility is first and foremost about not becoming what we oppose.
Julian Adorney, Angel Eduardo
· 4 min read
It Doesn’t Make It Alright
The SCOTUS decision on affirmative action has ended a hypocritical and incoherent policy.
Andrew Hammel
· 15 min read
Chicago’s Criminal Irresponsibility
Progressive thinking on urban violence is so unrealistic it is dystopian.
Jukka Savolainen
· 8 min read
Why Are Underage Central Americans in US Factories?
Debt and migration spirals have turned asylum applications into a charade for exploitation.
David Stoll
· 8 min read
Dear Americans: Your Politics Don’t Have to Be This Toxic
America’s narrowing two-party system is poisoning the greatest democracy in the world.
Stephan Jensen
· 18 min read
The Hard Left and Populist Right Agree on All the Wrong Things
The ideas that unite the hard Left and the populist Right against the West itself are the same ones that make them both so excited about the culture wars.
Stephan Jensen
· 8 min read
The Tragedy of American Diplomacy: A Rebuttal
Williams, W. A. (1962). The Tragedy of American Diplomacy. New York: Dell Pub. Co. When the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) pinned Putin’s recent invasion of Ukraine on NATO’s “imperialist expansionism,” many policymakers and journalists on both sides of the political spectrum lambasted the organization for its half-hearted
Niranjan Shankar
· 15 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
· 8 min read
To Fight Wokeness, the GOP Should Embrace Immigrant Voters
The rise of ultra-progressive ideologies and the decline in patriotic sentiment are two broad cultural trends that worry American conservatives. Some may be tempted to imagine that these two phenomena are connected to immigration and the resulting ethnic and racial diversity—especially since opposition to immigration is common among conservatives
Alex Nowrasteh
· 7 min read
Outback Australia and the Information Wars
How Maajid Nawaz and Tim Pool amplified misinformation about COVID-19 in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities, overshadowing the effective responses led by legitimate Aboriginal leaders.
Matthew Blackwell
· 14 min read
Work or Welfare?
If a man doesn’t have a job or an income, he has neither life nor liberty nor the possibility for the pursuit of happiness. He merely exists. ~Martin Luther King, Jr. (1968) Throughout history, work has been the common lot of humanity—at least, outside of the idle rich
Joel Kotkin
· 10 min read
George Floyd and the Rise of the Rival Constitution
The incident, along with constant broadcasting of that disturbing footage by the media, set off a firestorm of protests and riots and a national dialogue—monologue, really—about race and policing.
Craig Trainor
· 14 min read
Watching America’s Crack-Up
America was born of the virgin Liberty, and like the son of God in which it still largely believes, will always rise from the dead.
Benjamin Kerstein
· 20 min read
What Happened to America’s Soft Power?
What Marc saw as relatively smooth sailing for the CIA’s critical operations during the first two years of the Trump administration is beginning to change.
Art Keller
· 8 min read