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Memories of Life at Kingdom Hall: An Alberta Schoolgirl Waits for Armageddon

Paradise was as real to us as a memory—and even though it wasn’t something concrete, our minds were already there in it.

Amber Scorah

9 Aug 2019 · 10 min read

The Knowledge Gap—A Review

This is a dimension where knowledge of the world—that same prior knowledge that needs activating—is the last thing that it would occur to anyone to actually teach children in schools.

Greg Ashman

8 Aug 2019 · 7 min read

The Deadly Boredom of ‘A Meaningless Life’

Before a youth makes the decision to murder, before the gun is stashed in his backpack, before his state of mental health is so deteriorated that he commits the unthinkable, what has happened to him?

Terry Newman

7 Aug 2019 · 9 min read

The Hell of Good Intentions—A Review

Walt is always thinking of ways to blame the most vexing international problems on liberal hegemony. From proliferation to terrorism to Trump, he sees its malignant influence everywhere he looks.

Matt Johnson

6 Aug 2019 · 14 min read

Jeffrey Epstein and All the Others: An Explainer

Epstein’s crimes present an opportunity to consider larger historical, anthropological, cultural lessons about the seemingly endless, whack-a-mole reappearance of men with his obsessions.

Kay Hymowitz

6 Aug 2019 · 9 min read

On June 29, the New York Times published an essay entitled “I’ve Picked My Job Over My Kids,” in which lawyer and law professor Lara Bazelon wrote movingly about her professional life, how much personal satisfaction she derives from it, and how it gives meaning to her days. In

Kevin Mims

6 Aug 2019 · 7 min read

Is Liberal Immigration Anti-Democratic?—A Reply to Gadi Taub

Immigration restrictions, like tariffs and other restrictions on trade, affect the activities of citizens above all.

Sam Kiss

5 Aug 2019 · 12 min read

Why I Want to Start a Free Speech Trade Union

NATO provided an institutional framework that enabled the signatories of the treaty to respond collectively, thereby pooling the risk.

Toby Young

1 Aug 2019 · 18 min read

“War Is the Least Conservative Undertaking”—An Interview with Dr William Ruger

It is time for conservatism to fully embrace a prudential, restrained approach to foreign policy.

Sumantra Maitra

31 Jul 2019 · 7 min read

National Conservatism and the Preference for State Control

National conservatives are much more willing to question the efficacy and desirability of markets in allocating a nation’s resources.

Alexander William Salter

31 Jul 2019 · 6 min read

The Other Crisis in Psychology

psychological scientists recognize unwarranted causal inferences when evaluating others’ research but miss it in their own, perhaps because of ideological and self-serving biases.

April L. Bleske-Rechek

30 Jul 2019 · 16 min read

Who Needs Democracy Anyway?

The rise of social media means that a limited number of academics, industry bodies or professional groups can promote almost any agenda, however obtuse, gain slightly wider support online, and create the appearance of significant authoritative status.

Ross Elliott

30 Jul 2019 · 6 min read

Intersectionalism Is Nonsense. But the Backlash Against It Is Very Real

The theory of intersectionality, now widely embraced by self-described feminist activists, maintains that non-whites, women, and LGBT individuals face systemic oppression whose scope increases according to the number of minority statuses a person holds.