Political Parasites

by Pete Spiliakos

It’s never the right thing to avoid explaining that white supremacy is evil. Continue Reading »

17 Aug 2017

Persuasive Disciples, Not Anarchic Disrupters

by George Weigel

In today’s deeply divided America, the public debate is too often being framed by those who substitute invective for argument while demonstrating a visceral contempt for normal democratic political and legal process. Unless reason reasserts itself over passion, the potential for short-term chaos is great and the risk of long-term damage even greater. Continue Reading »

15 Mar 2017

How to Protest Better

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

A protest isn’t only a way to gauge the strength of feeling or strength of numbers on a side; it is also a way of judging character. A person on the other side, or who hasn’t made up his or her mind on an issue, observes a protest and asks: “If they win, what would it be like to live in a community in which their side is ascendant?” Continue Reading »

3 Feb 2017

The Protest

by Malcolm Rivers

It wasn’t a perfect evening for a demonstration. The night was cold and damp. On the rain-slick concrete stairs of Harvard’s University Hall, thirty-five undergraduates crowded together, hoping for news coverage and bantering nervously. After weeks of planning, finally the day had come, and we . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2016