The Missionary Position
Progressive passivity is a deadly indulgence.
When We Were Young
On the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, a reflection on decisions, fate, and hope.
America’s Maximalist Phase is Over. There May Not Be Another One
Afghanistan has dealt a fatal blow to our entire way of thinking about the world.
A Lament for American Foreign Policy
Two decades later, the things we wanted to forget—Afghanistan, Iraq, and a crumbling Middle East—are still haunting America.
Our Age of Ambition Comes to a Close
Both Afghanistan and Europe suggest we are done trying to change the world.
To Have All The Right Enemies
The jurist-philosopher Carl Schmitt was a Nazi. Since his death in 1985, his influence has only grown. How worried should we be?
How Not to Stop Genocide Denial
Morality matters. But political will matters more.
