Politics - Quillette

Searching for Presidential Rhetoric

Students should study extensively the presidential rhetoric of earlier times, because it often demonstrates civility far better than the rhetoric of the present.

Robert C. Thornett

8 Oct 2024 · 13 min read

US Marines topple the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's Firdos Square w. mosque in the background.

Over-Learning the Lessons of Iraq

Russia, Iran, and the failure of US resolve.

Oscar Clarke

8 Oct 2024 · 10 min read

A huge naval base on the water next to a cliff in Guam.

Storm Warnings in the West Pacific

Only robust deterrence from Washington can thwart China’s designs in the South China Sea.

Aaron Sarin

30 Sep 2024 · 8 min read

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, dressed in black with a black headcovering and grey beard.

A Measure of Justice in Beirut

The decapitation of Lebanese Hezbollah is a cause for celebration well beyond the borders of Israel.

Brian Stewart

30 Sep 2024 · 8 min read

Populism and Power

Why a right-wing populist has qualms about J.D. Vance and his postliberal ideology.

Dennis Saffran

23 Sep 2024 · 18 min read

A woman in a mask and glasses holds a sign saying ABOLISH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE NOW! at a rally.

Stop Complaining About the Electoral College

It remains the least undesirable system and changing it is impractical.

Daniel McGraw

23 Sep 2024 · 6 min read

NATO and the Return of Trump

If the United States abandons Europe, Beijing will be more emboldened than ever.

Matt Johnson

17 Sep 2024 · 8 min read

A Muslim woman in London wearing a niqab, using a mobile phone while shopping on Oxford Street.

The Muslim Choice: Integration or Confrontation

Liberalising trends within Islam are facing resistance from radicals committed to a narrative of victimhood and grievance.

John Lloyd

3 Sep 2024 · 33 min read

The Democratic Party’s presidential nominee Kamala Harris delivers her acceptance speech in Chicago (YouTube).

Kamala Harris’s Very Big Tent

Can Kamala Harris be the stateswoman that the United States and the free world so urgently need?

Jeffrey Herf

26 Aug 2024 · 10 min read

A New Phase in the War

The notion that Ukraine is a hopeless cause has been dramatically refuted by the audacious incursion into the Kursk Oblast.

Brian Stewart

24 Aug 2024 · 7 min read

Man stands in front of a lighted obelisk.

The Return of History: Liberal Values and Global Realities

Only when we understand the fragility of liberal democracy will we be properly motivated to defend it.

Zak Schneider

21 Aug 2024 · 9 min read

Pat Buchanan campaigns for president during the 1996 presidential primaries.

Populists Before Trump

John Ganz’s lively new book provides a valuable account of the intellectual origins of Trumpism.

Leon Hadar

20 Aug 2024 · 9 min read

A black and white image of a young Lt. Melvin J. Lasky in Germany.

Melvin Lasky: Diary of a Cold Warrior

Melvin Lasky was an indefatigable defender of the liberal spirit during the recovery of postwar Germany.

Oscar Clarke

19 Aug 2024 · 13 min read

The grave of Hamas’s top political leader Saleh Arouri. Gravestone, flowers, a picture of Arouri.

The Pros and Cons of Targeted Killing

By striking Shukur and Haniyeh in the capital cities of Lebanon and Iran respectively, Israel has sent Iran a humiliating and painful message.

Andrew Fox

12 Aug 2024 · 11 min read

Benjamin Netanyahu, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Karim Ahmad Khan, Winston Churchill

Double Effect and Human Rights in War

The flawed moral reasoning of the ICC’s panel of legal experts would have approved the arrests of Churchill and Eisenhower.

Nigel Biggar

11 Aug 2024 · 6 min read