Daniel Lipinski on Common-Good Republicans

by R. R. Reno

Former Congressman Daniel Lipinski joins our editor to discuss his recent article, “Common Good Republicans.” Continue Reading »

15 Sep 2021 0

The Cheapest Date in American Politics?

by Greg Forster

David French says social conservatives risk becoming a laughingstock. Unfortunately, he understates his case. Continue Reading »

3 Aug 2016 0

After Reaganism: What’s Next for Traditional Conservatives?

by Carson Holloway

If Reaganism as a political program is dead, then politically active religious conservatives must think about what new political coalition they might join with a view to defending their core principles and otherwise promoting the common good. Continue Reading »

28 Jul 2016 0

The Tempering of Democracy

by David T. Koyzis

Might we do well to admit, not that democracy is a bad thing, but that too much democracy can harm a country's constitution? Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2016 0

The End of Democracy?

by David T. Koyzis

Social media tend to magnify the expansive self, encouraging participants to stake out a virtual identity within the ethereal territory of the world wide web: “This is who I am, like it or not!” “My political beliefs are part of my identity; to call them into question is to call my very identity into question.” Continue Reading »

8 Mar 2016 0

Religion and Presidential Voting Patterns

by Greg Forster

This just in: Jerry Falwell is still dead Continue Reading »

6 Oct 2015 0

The Real Job Creators

by Greg Forster

Entrepreneurs, or an entrepreneurial people? Continue Reading »

18 May 2015 0

The Republican Establishment's Immigration Insanity

by Pete Spiliakos

The GOP Washington establishment is launching an attack on Scott Walker because he tentatively (and vaguely) suggested that Republicans need to do a rethink on immigration. Continue Reading »

27 Apr 2015 0

It's Getting Harder to Listen

by Mark Bauerlein

One of the first modes of critical thinking is knowing what others think and say. If we’re to be conscientious citizens in a free republic, we must follow the other side’s arguments and evidence, admitting those points that identify weaknesses in our own position. Continue Reading »

14 Apr 2015 0

Republican Establishment Isn’t Cowardly—It Just Doesn’t Care

by Pete Spiliakos

The embarrassment of the House Republicans failing to pass a popular bill restricting abortions after twenty weeks has exposed the cynicism of the post-2012 Republican establishment. Continue Reading »

23 Jan 2015 0