As we watch the mostly white officials of the Democratic party pander to black Americans with talk of reparations on which they will never deliver, it is worth pondering their motive. The support of black Americans for the Democratic party is precarious. Black America, the secret soul of our . . . . Continue Reading »
In this issue, Oren Cass explodes the false dichotomy between cultural questions and economic ones(“The Problem with the Culture Problem”). Nowhere is the falsity more evident than in the question that will define the coming decade: Should we emphasize consumption or work? Our answer will have . . . . Continue Reading »
On February 2, 2018, seven members of a group called Bristol Antifascists assembled outside a lecture hall at the University of the West of England in Bristol. They donned balaclavas or dark glasses, according to taste, and entered through the double doors at the back of the hall. “No platform for . . . . Continue Reading »
Shorthand is convenient, but sometimes it confuses. In the game of telephone, by which ideas evolve through repetition and iteration across generations, words can take on new meanings that diverge from the arguments they once advanced, and come to stand for ideas that lack support altogether. This . . . . Continue Reading »
Evangelical elites are clearly out of touch with the populist evangelical base. And lambasting the populists as hypocrites or dimwits will simply perpetuate the divide. Continue Reading »
All political movements have internal tensions, but the new Tory coalition seems unusually incoherent. Continue Reading »
We are surrounded by professionals who aren’t that professional, experts who aren’t very competent, leaders who can’t lead but won’t step down. Continue Reading »
It is time for Trump to tick off another campaign promise and protect our nation’s children from pornography. Continue Reading »
With a full, eighty-seat majority in the House of Commons, Johnson’s Conservatives now have the opportunity to change British politics for a generation or more. Continue Reading »
Mr. Johnson has portrayed himself as the new Blair, a friendly figurehead who appears unthreatening while concealing a vast agenda of change. Continue Reading »
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