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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Totems and Taboos A cancelled academic has produced a fine new book about the threat posed by progressive pieties. John Lloyd 6 Aug 2024 · 9 min read
America’s Last Great Political Novel In anticipation of the Democrats’ Convention in Chicago, a look back at Joe Klein’s splendid 1996 novel ‘Primary Colors’—a fascinating snapshot of Democratic Party politics at the end of the 20th century. Kevin Mims 6 Aug 2024 · 22 min read
Is De-Chávezification Underway in Venezuela at Last? Venezuelans have had enough of Chavismo, and in Maria Corina Machado, they finally have an ideological alternative. Juan P. Villasmil 4 Aug 2024 · 7 min read
A Devil of a Deal Putin will rejoice at this prisoner exchange, secure in the knowledge that hostage-taking has not yet reached the point of diminishing returns. Brian Stewart 2 Aug 2024 · 6 min read
