A Letter From Hong Kong
The myths of the obedient Hong Kong child, of the disciplined dronelike worker, of the person who puts money above everything else, are shattered for ever.
Peter Baehr
· 7 min read
World Affairs
A collection of 149 posts
Keynes Has Left the Building: Remembering the 1976 Speech That Changed Modern Britain
Callaghan’s speech, a paean to the virtues of austerity economics several decades before the 2008 financial crisis, was a watershed moment in British politics.
Andrew Hindmoor
· 11 min read
How the Hong Kong Protestors’ Tactical Brilliance Backed Beijing into a Corner
Just as they are doing with seemingly every obstacle in their way, Hong Kong protesters innovated around the need for a strong leader.
Nick Taber
· 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
· 14 min read
China and the Difficulties of Dissent
As the world’s most powerful fascist regime, one would expect China to encounter great difficulties spreading its influence on liberal Australian university campuses, the student bodies of which are hypersensitive to right-wing teaching or teachers.
Simon Leitch
· 14 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
· 7 min read
When the Lion Wakes: The Global Threat of the Chinese Communist Party
Aaron Sarin
· 12 min read
Eastern Europe’s Emigration Crisis
According to the UN, of all the countries that are expected to shrink the most in the coming decades, the top 10 are all in the eastern half of the continent, and seven of those are in the European Union.
Josh Adams
· 6 min read
The Impressive Record of Theresa May
Skeptics say these are fiddled figures that don’t account for the “explosion” of zero hours contracts.
Tal Tyagi
· 10 min read
Indonesia's Unlikely Democracy Remains Resilient
Despite the brief unrest that followed the announcement of Jokowi’s victory, the election of April 17 stands as a testament to the continuing resilience of Indonesia’s young democracy.
Imran Said
· 12 min read
François Furet: A Man For Our Season
Furet feared that there now appeared to be a simultaneous deadening of politics as the apparently unchallengeable hegemony of quasi-liberal democracy grew, and a dangerous backlash against the system.
Joshua David
· 10 min read
How Progressivism Enabled the Rise of the Populist Right
Progressives will look askance at these policies, decrying them as racist and fleeing to Green or other political alternatives.
Eric Kaufmann
· 9 min read
The Real Ballot Question in South Africa: How to Keep the Country from Falling Apart
Corruption, escalating unemployment, social unrest, and failing public infrastructure plague the nation.
R W Johnson
· 7 min read
The Iraq War Was Not About Oil
American oil companies didn’t want to topple Saddam Hussein; they wanted to trade with him.
Tal Tyagi
· 11 min read
Denmark's Blaspheming Mother
Immigration, Islamism and integration are salient issues even in the happiest place on earth.
Andy Ngo
· 9 min read