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In Defense of the Philosopher King
He’s a sponsor of esoteric philosophy, a patron of traditional arts, and an ardent layer of hedgerows.…
Anti-Zionism Goes Woke
The No-State Solution: A Jewish Manifesto by daniel boyarin yale university, 200 pages, $30 Like a starving…
What ChatGPT Can’t Do
I’d forgotten nearly everything about my years in school, which, given my mild allergic reaction to sclerotic…
Easter Bodies
The resurrection of Jesus is the center of Christian faith. If Christ is not raised, Paul says,…
Easter and History
Once upon a time, before the Cuisinart of advanced educational thinking reduced history, geography, and civics to…
Briefly Noted — 4/23
Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self by andrea wulf knopf, 512 pages,…
What We’ve Been Reading—March 2023
Mark Bauerlein Contributing Editor Gustave Flaubert’s Sentimental Education has an unfortunate pertinence to 2023 America, at least to the…
Taking the Founders at Their Word
The Classical and Christian Origins of American Politics: Political Theology, Natural Law, and the American Founding by…
Gatekeeping for the Barbarians
Gatekeepers serve an invaluable function in a healthy society. At their best, they ensure institutional competence, even…
The Duchess Who Shaped the Fate of France
The following is excerpted from Bronwen McShea’s new historical biography, La Duchesse: The Life of Marie de…
Pray for Kate Forbes
On February 15, the radically progressive Nicola Sturgeon announced she would resign as first minister of Scotland.…
Briefly Noted — 3/23
No Apologies: Why Civilization Depends on the Strength of Men by anthony esolen regnery, 204 pages, $29.99…
Constitutional Freedom
Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meaning of the First Amendment Religion…
Surviving the Metaverse
The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything by matthew ball liveright, 352 pages, $30 My childhood…
The Puzzle of 303 Creative
3o3 Creative LLC v. Elenis has all the marks of a Masterpiece Cakeshop redux: From the same state…