Many commonly celebrate optimistic innovation as a source of historical progress. In this narrative, tradition hinders inevitable enlightenment. Such a view can distort our own … Read More ›
Category: Politics
The phrase began in 1935. Politicians and pundits from both sides of the political spectrum, but mostly the left, claim that they are on the “right side of history” …
“The game,” intimates Screwtape to Wormwood, “is to have them all running about with fire extinguishers whenever there is a flood, and all crowding to … Read More ›
Headlines of civilian deaths in recent fighting rightly provoke investigations, soul-searching, and sometimes disciplinary or legal actions against some of those responsible …
Most Americans are well-aware that our country has a regrettable track record with race relations. Sins are named, heroes are lauded …
Emily Oster, an economist at Brown University in Rhode Island, has written for The Atlantic that we should “declare a pandemic amnesty.” Predictably, this has … Read More ›
I’m an unabashed Anglophile. Casual conversation with me can quickly uncover this fact, and those closest to me have relentless fun teasing me for it. … Read More ›
Rare among my countrymen, I love America. I love its open spaces and great cities; I love much of its culture and its music (I … Read More ›
The Philippine elections on May 9, 2022 attracted the attention of people around the world, as one candidate’s family has become an infamous household name. … Read More ›