A Measure of Justice in Beirut
The decapitation of Lebanese Hezbollah is a cause for celebration well beyond the borders of Israel.
Brian Stewart
· 8 min read
Politics
A collection of 503 posts
Populism and Power
Why a right-wing populist has qualms about J.D. Vance and his postliberal ideology.
Dennis Saffran
· 18 min read
Stop Complaining About the Electoral College
It remains the least undesirable system and changing it is impractical.
Daniel McGraw
· 6 min read
NATO and the Return of Trump
If the United States abandons Europe, Beijing will be more emboldened than ever.
Matt Johnson
· 8 min read
The Muslim Choice: Integration or Confrontation
Liberalising trends within Islam are facing resistance from radicals committed to a narrative of victimhood and grievance.
John Lloyd
· 33 min read
Kamala Harris’s Very Big Tent
Can Kamala Harris be the stateswoman that the United States and the free world so urgently need?
Jeffrey Herf
· 10 min read
A New Phase in the War
The notion that Ukraine is a hopeless cause has been dramatically refuted by the audacious incursion into the Kursk Oblast.
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read
The Return of History: Liberal Values and Global Realities
Only when we understand the fragility of liberal democracy will we be properly motivated to defend it.
Zak Schneider
· 9 min read
Populists Before Trump
John Ganz’s lively new book provides a valuable account of the intellectual origins of Trumpism.
Leon Hadar
· 9 min read
Melvin Lasky: Diary of a Cold Warrior
Melvin Lasky was an indefatigable defender of the liberal spirit during the recovery of postwar Germany.
Oscar Clarke
· 13 min read
The Pros and Cons of Targeted Killing
By striking Shukur and Haniyeh in the capital cities of Lebanon and Iran respectively, Israel has sent Iran a humiliating and painful message.
Andrew Fox
· 11 min read
Double Effect and Human Rights in War
The flawed moral reasoning of the ICC’s panel of legal experts would have approved the arrests of Churchill and Eisenhower.
Nigel Biggar
· 6 min read
Totems and Taboos
A cancelled academic has produced a fine new book about the threat posed by progressive pieties.
John Lloyd
· 9 min read
America’s Last Great Political Novel
In anticipation of the Democrats’ Convention in Chicago, a look back at Joe Klein’s splendid 1996 novel ‘Primary Colors’—a fascinating snapshot of Democratic Party politics at the end of the 20th century.
Kevin Mims
· 22 min read
Is De-Chávezification Underway in Venezuela at Last?
Venezuelans have had enough of Chavismo, and in Maria Corina Machado, they finally have an ideological alternative.
Juan P. Villasmil
· 7 min read