Standard Procedures

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

The discipline of medicine is an art of dynamic tension. Continue Reading »

31 Jul 2018

“Diversity” and Discrimination at Harvard

by Darel E. Paul

Harvard’s “holistic”—or what the college terms “whole-person”—review process is hurting Asian-American applicants.  Continue Reading »

21 Jun 2018

The Smell of Death

by R. R. Reno

Liberalism has created a world in which disordered souls kill themselves with drugs and alcohol—and in which those harboring murderous thoughts feel free to act upon them. Continue Reading »

31 May 2018

Diversity and Meritocracy, Together

by R. R. Reno

Most of our elite universities have been rigorous about merit from their inceptions. What’s changed is what counts as merit. Continue Reading »

5 Apr 2018

City of the Chosen

by Dominic Green

Welcome to Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138! We’re a college town, home to Harvard, MIT, and a very large branch of Whole Foods. We’re one of the most “liberal” cities in the country, and our coffee mugs bear the slogan “02138: The World’s Most Opinionated Zip Code,” but all our opinions . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2018

Decline is a Choice (Partly)

by Pete Spiliakos

Hollywood, like so many of our elites, has chosen short-term advantage over the health of shared institutions. Continue Reading »

15 Mar 2018

The Battle Over the Museum of the Bible

by Charlotte Allen

The Museum of the Bible is speaking to a lot of people—particularly those who are deemed beneath the attention of the educated elite. Continue Reading »

29 Nov 2017

The Revolt Against the Masses

by Mark Bauerlein

Fred Siegel joins senior editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss the origins of contemporary conflicts between mass and elite in American history. Continue Reading »

12 Oct 2017

Did the Highbrows Kill Culture?

by Matthew Cantirino

A conservatism that is allergic to high culture’s guardians’ intrinsic claim to bear something higher is not very conservative at all.  Continue Reading »

4 May 2012