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Why Charles Murray’s Attack on the Regulatory State Isn’t Enough
Has the American republic passed its zenith? A building chorus of social commentary suggests that it has. Works such as Os Guinness’ A Free People’s Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future...
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Apple's Cupertino, California headquarters (image: Uladzik Kryhin / shutterstock.com)In the last couple of generations, regulation has exploded, with harmful effects on both our freedom and the...
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Dedicated to an Important Half-Truth
This past week, at the invitation of a dear friend (Christopher Wolfe —no, wait: this guy), I visited the University of Dallas. On some accounts it’s the ugliest campus in America. On all accounts...
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The Dangers of an American Caste System
John Stuart Mill is a pretty complicated figure in the history of liberty. The phenomenon of Donald Trump is a pretty complicated development in American politics currently. Both had demanding fathers,...
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Endgame of American Culture
When America’s most sophisticated social scientist warns that America is on its last legs, it is time to start paying attention. Charles Murray has come to the conclusion that Donald Trump is “an...
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Horatio Alger Matters
The traditional—or at least doctrinaire—response of conservatives and libertarians to the phenomenon of income inequality has been, “So what?” The common attitude of many on the Right is that, in a...
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A Direct Glance at America
CHARLESTON, WV - MAY 5: Coal miners and their families pray before Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses his supporters in Charleston, WV. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post...
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Looking at Trump from Outside the Bubble
Everyone seems to be sharing their reflections on the election of Donald Trump as President (for example, here, here, and here), prompting me to weigh in with some of my own. As a contributing editor...
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We Want Workers, But We Must Form American Citizens
Ellis Island, New YorkGerald Russello, editor of the University Bookman, has put together a great symposium on immigration entitled Citizen, Community, and Welcoming the Stranger with pieces by Yuval...
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The Incredible Shrinking Left
Middlebury College students showcase their talents during Charles Murray's recent attempt to address the College. Liberals mystified by the election of Donald Trump might look to the Middlebury...
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Why Many Universities Make Free Speech a Low Priority
My friend Heather Mac Donald is the latest speaker to be prevented from presenting on a college campus—this time at Claremont McKenna. Heather’s talk was to show how policing saves citizens’ lives,...
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Are Middle-Aged White Men Dying from Despair?
Photographee.eu / Adobe Stock ImagesAnne Case and Angus Deaton have published important studies on increasing mortality in white men, but caution is in order when linking deaths to despair.
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Twitter, Defamation, and New York Times v. Sullivan
Headquarters of The New York Times (Osugi/Shutterstock.com).New York Times v. Sullivan made suing for defamation quite difficult, and this creates new challenges in the age of Twitter Mobs.
View ArticleEndgame of American Culture
When America’s most sophisticated social scientist warns that America is on its last legs, it is time to start paying attention. Charles Murray has come to the conclusion that Donald Trump is “an...
View ArticleHoratio Alger Matters
The traditional—or at least doctrinaire—response of conservatives and libertarians to the phenomenon of income inequality has been, “So what?” The common attitude of many on the Right is that, in a...
View ArticleA Direct Glance at America
In his neglected mid-century essay “The Direct Glance” Whittaker Chambers sought to understand the smugness of the West and America regarding Soviet Communism. The struggle against it was marked,...
View ArticleLooking at Trump from Outside the Bubble
Everyone seems to be sharing their reflections on the election of Donald Trump as President (for example, here, here, and here), prompting me to weigh in with some of my own. As a contributing editor...
View ArticleWe Want Workers, But We Must Form American Citizens
Gerald Russello, editor of the University Bookman, has put together a great symposium on immigration entitled Citizen, Community, and Welcoming the Stranger with pieces by Yuval Levin, Bruce Frohnen,...
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The Incredible Shrinking Left
Middlebury College students showcase their talents during Charles Murray’s recent attempt to address the College. Liberals mystified by the election of Donald Trump might look to the Middlebury...
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Why Many Universities Make Free Speech a Low Priority
My friend Heather Mac Donald is the latest speaker to be prevented from presenting on a college campus—this time at Claremont McKenna. Heather’s talk was to show how policing saves citizens’ lives,...
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