American Carnage
Alex Garland’s spectacular new film ‘Civil War’ is a warning of what can happen to democracies when civil society collapses.
Allan Stratton
· 7 min read
US Politics
A collection of 76 posts
Funhouse-Mirror Fusionism
Like the traditionalists and libertarians, integralists and vitalists find themselves advancing analogous causes: one stands for a moral order and cohesive community, and the other for the exceptional individual.
Cincinnatus Smith
· 14 min read
Broken Covenant
Will Democrats abandon Biden over Israel?
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read
The Optimistic Space Between Black and White
Reflecting on "The Case for Black Optimism" by Coleman Hughes
Megan Gafford
· 6 min read
No, There’s No ‘Epidemic’ of Anti-Transgender Violence
Human Rights Campaign’s own data suggest trans Americans suffer a homicide risk that’s actually less than the U.S. average.
Brad Polumbo
· 8 min read
Kissinger and Cambodia
Henry Kissinger’s policies influenced Cambodia’s fate, but they alone did not cause the rise of the Khmer Rouge.
Lachlan Peters
· 21 min read
The Return of the Creationists
How can we expect political sense or reason from people who cannot distinguish empirical reality from ancient myth?
Lawrence M. Krauss
· 4 min read
The Perils of Affective Polarization
Our increasing desire to isolate ourselves from supporters of the opposite party can have dire consequences.
Julian Adorney
· 9 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
For Five Months, BLM Protestors Trashed America's Cities. After the Election, Things May Only Get Worse
Common themes in the emerging constellation of radical groups include apocalyptic beliefs, a “utopian” political agenda, martyr narratives, and a cell-based organizational structure.
Mike Gonzalez
· 9 min read
Tara Reade's Dubious Claims and Shifting Stories Show the Limits of #BelieveWomen
If Reade’s claims really do sink Biden in November, the Democrats will merely be reaping what their moral panic has sowed.
Cathy Young
· 26 min read
Trailblazing Pete Buttigieg Revealed the Extent of ‘Progressive’ Homophobia
There is a certain kind of progressive writer who has convinced himself that there is only one way to be gay; and if you don’t fit that mold, you’re a class-war traitor who doesn’t even count as part of the LGB community.
Brad Polumbo
· 7 min read
Why Do Progressives Hate Gentrification?
One reason might be that they worry about the second kind of harm that accompanies gentrification: the changing culture and character of neighborhoods.
Coleman Hughes
· 7 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
· 14 min read
Reparations and Ta-Nehisi Coates's Pyrrhic Victory
At bottom, the reparations debate is a debate about the relationship between history and ethics, between the past and the Good.
Coleman Hughes
· 14 min read