The Great Unfinished Generational Epic
George R.R. Martin, the Strauss-Howe theory of history, and the failure of the Baby Boomers.
Jason Garshfield
· 26 min read
US Politics
A collection of 32 posts
American Exceptionalism Reconsidered
Exceptionalism is a double-edged sword, which cuts those blind to America’s flaws and those blind to its virtues.
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read
Trump and the DEI Counter-Revolution
Civil-rights law made the DEI world; civil-rights reform can unmake it.
Thomas F. Powers
· 44 min read
REDnote and the TikTok Refugees
If they manage to stay on REDnote long enough, former TikTokers will surely begin to notice that all is not as it seems in modern China.
Aaron Sarin
· 6 min read
The Trial of Daniel Penny
Perhaps the most damaging aspect of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s racial-equity regime has been the perception of racial unfairness it created in one of America’s most racially diverse cities.
Eli Steele
· 17 min read
Sanitising a Paranoid Crank
Misleading and irresponsible journalism is being used to launder the reputation of RFK Jr.
Matt Johnson
· 10 min read
Donald Trump and the Great Man Theory of History
As with Napoleon Bonaparte, one cannot confidently state that if Trump had never been born, someone like him would have done what he did.
Jason Garshfield
· 10 min read
The Centre Must Rise
No centrist who understands the current moment has ever truly laid out their case to the Democratic Party base in the context of a serious political campaign. It’s time to change that.
Jack Despain Zhou
· 8 min read
Twilight of the American Century
The people may have spoken, but the options with which they were presented were not befitting of a serious country.
Brian Stewart
· 7 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 Case for a Merit-Based Immigration System
The current system is not only economically counterproductive but incentivises people to become illegal immigrants.
Jay Sophalkalyan
· 10 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
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
Donald Trump and the Perils of Myth-Making
In the wake of the shooting, we should neither demonise nor sanctify Trump, but assess him by normal political standards.
Jason Garshfield
· 7 min read
Courage and Cowardice in Pennsylvania
In trying to assassinate Donald Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks inadvertently provided Trump with an opportunity to display the very qualities that have made him a cult icon.
Claire Lehmann
· 7 min read