American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
“Speciesism” Opens the Door to Bigotry
Princeton bioethicist Peter Singer popularized “speciesism,” a derogatory term for the belief that it is acceptable to…
The New Status Signaling
In 1989, Francis Fukuyama declared that the end of the history was at hand. The fall of…
The Adventures of Fredo and Wonderboy
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Conservatism and the Republican Party were supposed to have become…
Prop Tools
My friend the carpenter (no, not that one) Told me about a trick some workmen use.They leave…
Forgiving Dylann Roof
On the evening of June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof, twenty-one at the time, casually joined a group…
Our Man In Byzantium
Outlandish Knight: The Byzantine Life of Steven Runcimanby minoo dinshawallen lane, 784 pages, £30 No events in…
The Omni-American Blues
Albert Murray: Collected Essays & Memoirs by albert murray edited by henry louis gates, jr. and paul…
What Jane Jacobs Saw
Eyes on the Streetby robert kanigelknopf, 496 pages, $35 Becoming Jane Jacobs by peter l. laurence university…
Aristotle on the Spectrum
NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversityby steve silbermanavery, 560 pages, $19 The alleged…
Corruptible Crown
I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible Crown; where no disturbance can be, no disturbance in…
Mourning the Russian Revolution
A hundred years ago this month, the Russian Revolution commenced, producing some of the most terrifying crimes…
The Pontifical Academies’ Mess of Pottage
In a recent article at Crux, I argued that invitations by the Pontifical Academies to Paul Erhlich…
The Rise of Dystopian Nonfiction
I have been fascinated by dystopias since my youth—a youth full of sci-fi movies with grim visions…
A Modest Defense of the “Liberal World Order”
Some preliminaries: I quite agree that the United Nations is a sad, and sometimes malicious, joke. I…
Goodbye California: A Lament
I was born at the French Hospital, City of Los Angeles, State of California, in 1949. As…
