I continue to be troubled by the President’s approach to military strikes against Syria. He speaks of making sure the chemical attacks in Syria are properly “punished.” This way of talking is morally sloppy. Yes, people can be punished, and should be when they do wicked things. . . . . Continue Reading »
I think that these Yuval Levin posts on civil society and politics go along very well this recent Gabriel Rossman post over at The American Scene. Rossman’s post is especially good at thinking through how the left conceives of the government as the primary avenue for dealing with our . . . . Continue Reading »
Please also read ” Against Symbolic Killing ” our editor R. R. Reno’s case against intervening in Syria. —ed. Republicans should support some version of the authorization of force resolution. They should do so even if they think that the President’s policy will prove . . . . Continue Reading »
I am among those who are pleased and relieved that President Obama has decided to take his case for bombing or missile attacks on Syria to Congress. It will be the task of members to assess the evidence presented by the administration as carefully as possible, and then, assuming that they are . . . . Continue Reading »
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