The Continued Collapse of the Labour Party
by Darel E. PaulBoris Johnson’s example is already casting a long shadow across the Atlantic. Continue Reading »
Revolt of the Retired Generals
by Nathan PinkoskiOnce again, France’s army poses a political question. Continue Reading »
Israel: The Longer View
by Michel GurfinkielWestern countries should follow recent events in Israeli politics closely. Continue Reading »
Populism Comes to Portugal
by Tom GallagherÁndre Ventura believes that Portugal has a range of advantages that could make it the “El Dorado” of Europe. Continue Reading »
Pessimism of the West
by R. R. RenoWestern civilization exerts unprecedented influence. Science commands the intellectual loyalty of elites around the world. Western strands of Christianity have enjoyed extraordinary missionary success in Africa and Asia. Communism—a Western ideology—migrated to China, destroyed its . . . . Continue Reading »
The Road to Revolution
by Stanley G. PayneThe classic theory of revolution was formulated by Alexis de Tocqueville, who observed in The Ancien Régime and the Revolution that “it was precisely in those parts of France where there had been the most improvement that popular discontent ran highest.” Revolution is not generally . . . . Continue Reading »
In Defense of the Electoral College
by Trent EnglandThe Electoral College works even better than the American founders hoped. Continue Reading »
Democracy with a Human Face?
by Shalom CarmyAnthony Trollope poked fun at those fascinated by political life, obsessed with “the close, bosom friendship, and bitter, uncompromising animosity, of these human gods—of these human beings who would be gods were they not shorn so short of their divinity in that matter of immortality.” . . . . Continue Reading »
Identity Politics and the Election
by Joshua MitchellBeyond the election itself, the question of the future of the American regime remains unsettled. Continue Reading »
Until We Rest in Him
by Francis X. MaierI’ve been dreading this November for the past year. In half a century of voting, I’ve been worried or frustrated by our public life many times. But 2020 has a unique toxicity, as if the whole nation were heaving, rudderless, on an ocean of poisonous blame. There is no peace and no dignity in our . . . . Continue Reading »
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