Do Intellectuals Matter?
In part 2 of our conversation with Sam Adler-Bell, we debate the role of ideas in American politics.
What is Right?
Putting morality in its place.
Power, Ambition, and Happiness
What makes a good life?
Russian Aggression vs. High Ideals
The arc of history doesn't bend on its own.
110 Days After the Fall of Kabul
We can't memory-hole Afghanistan. With a horrific famine approaching, should the U.S. engage with the Taliban?
World Fragility
How stable is the post Cold War Order?
Rittenhouse and Our Broken Democracy
Should we be more concerned about America's stability?
COVID Is Not Dead Yet
Where is the vision for a return to normalcy?
The Republican Zombie Party
Why are Democrats having so much trouble getting their act together when their opposition is in such disarray?
Enough With the Masks Already!
Technocratic approaches to political problems often make things worse.
