Power Beyond Realpolitik
In geopolitics, moral culture shapes whether influence is experienced as leadership or domination, cooperation or coercion.
Scott Atran
· 8 min read
Trump
A collection of 17 posts
The Pete Hegseth Debacle
The unpopular secretary of defence may not survive his latest scandal.
Dilan Esper
· 8 min read
After Liberal Internationalism
The post-11 September wars set in motion political forces that constrained and undermined American power at the moment it was needed most.
Matt Johnson
· 21 min read
A Bridge Too Far
Biden’s re-election campaign was a grand exercise in hubris, which led to the very outcome it was intended to prevent.
Joshua Muravchik
· 15 min read
America’s Grief Cycle: The Negotiation Phase
How Trump’s tariffs and foreign policy signal the third phase of US decline on the world stage.
Andrew Roberts
· 7 min read
The MAGA War on Ukraine
Why does so much of the US Right hate a country valiantly resisting a war of aggression?
Cathy Young
· 13 min read
The World Trump Is Building
The strong will do what they can and the weak will suffer what they must.
Matt Johnson
· 12 min read
Revenge of the Silent Male Voter
What I learned about Trump’s landslide victory from one night in New York City.
Claire Lehmann
· 4 min read
Should the GOP Continue to Embrace Populism? Two Responses
Quillette readers Joe Benning and Charles N.W. Keckler give their responses.
Quillette
· 8 min read
A Return to Tradition: Creating a Post-Trump Conservatism
The survival of the American Republic might just depend upon it.
Bo Winegard
· 14 min read
Trump’s Exit: An Optimist’s Take on What Happens Next
The open question is whether a critical mass of Americans actually want civility, bipartisanship, and moderation.
Quillette
· 6 min read
America Has Serious Problems. It’s Time to Stop Blaming Them on ‘Trumpism’
It is always tempting to portray one’s political opponents as consumed by some inveterate flaw or social contaminant that marks them as fallen creatures.
Quillette
· 10 min read
Podcast #121: The Inconvenient Truth About Donald Trump’s Non-White Supporters
A conversation with Jamil Jivani.
Quillette
· 1 min read
The Simple Secret of Trump's Supreme Political Confidence: Old-Fashioned Fan Mail
The CPAC crowd loved Trump’s message—not his theatrics or his celebrity, but his message—and the fervent reaction to him far out-stripped that of every other speaker, including the many White House hopefuls who sought the GOP nomination in 2012.
Mark Halperin
· 7 min read
Timely Return to Battle for a Veteran of the Culture Wars
While Hanson is good in setting out the causes of Trump’s victory, he falls short when it comes to making recommendations for the future.
Sumantra Maitra
· 7 min read