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
United States
A collection of 25 posts
The Strange Western Surrender
When dealing with the Chinese Communist Party, why does the West find it so difficult to learn the exhausting lessons of bitter experience?
Aaron Sarin
· 10 min read
It’s the Narrative, Stupid!
Every time there is a shooting, everybody turns to their narrative. We all want our stories to be vindicated, and we are perplexed if the expected pattern does not emerge.
Fred Litwin
· 7 min read
A Wretched Situation
The failure of the Secret Service to provide adequate protection to a standard-bearer for one of the major parties is the latest example of American breakdown.
Brian Stewart
· 6 min read
Nationalist Self-Hatred
The culture war alone cannot explain the civic rot on the populist Right.
Matt Johnson
· 18 min read
Cosmopolis or Bust?
In order to function, a cosmopolis must embrace both toleration and the rule of law.
Joel Kotkin
· 10 min read
Rediscovering the Meaning of Diversity: Lessons from Generation X
Gen X is young enough to take civil rights and integration for granted—but old enough to appreciate how much progress America has made
Monica Harris
· 11 min read
A Bus Tour of American Dystopia
Life on Dallas’ mass-transit system provides a window into the misery endured by America’s abandoned underclass.
Sam Forster
· 7 min read
Chaos at the End of History
Even in rights-based and law-bound democratic societies, people tend to find new things to struggle over.
Matt Johnson
· 28 min read
From Panic to Prudence
Lessons from past financial crises.
Robert F. Bruner
· 10 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
The Real Challenges Facing Public Education
Critical Race Theory is a distraction and 'equity' is just a buzzword. A new book by an award-winning teacher argues that the real challenges facing public education go much deeper than political ideology.
Shane Trotter
· 10 min read
Assault in Alabama
Revisiting the attack on Nat King Cole.
Thomas Doherty
· 10 min read
An Australian Perspective on Abortion
The closest example of a counterfactual to Roe v. Wade is Australia, where there is a federal system with no unifying law or ruling concerning abortion.
Dara Macdonald
· 11 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