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A Theory of Natural Rights Citizenship Must Comport with the Constitution’s Text
The fundamental problem with political theorists interpreting the Constitution is that they are not interpreting it. Instead, they are using the Constitution to advance a political theory.
The Uses and Abuses of the Pardon Power
The recent flood of pardon controversies shows no signs of abating.
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The Fall of Fauci
The greater the scope of authority granted to a single individual, by circumstance or deliberate action, the more important scrutiny and accountability become.
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Diagnosis: Recession
'Recession' reads less like a technical macroeconomics monograph and more like intellectual history conducted with an economist’s data discipline.
From Milton Friedman to Alexander Hamilton: Why J.D. Vance’s Economic Vision Needs James Madison
Loftily stated goals do not remove the risks of concentrated benefits, dispersed costs, and political capture.
Adam Smith, Economist of the American Revolution
Clear-eyed economic thinking remains one of humanity’s most powerful instruments for understanding our problems and advancing our possibilities for improvement.
On Debt: Two Honest Measures, Two Different Questions
A response to Thomas Savidge's '“Full Faith and Credit” Means a Claim on America.'
The Fall of Fauci
The greater the scope of authority granted to a single individual, by circumstance or deliberate action, the more important scrutiny and accountability become.
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Is Europe’s Mighty Story Over?
Articulating a synthesis of themis, techne, and a devotion to the best of our civilization is the foundational resource we have for defeating the cultural and political pessimism evident in our day.
Can the State Save Us From AI?
The recommendations of Magnifica Humanitas would probably achieve the opposite of what was actually intended.
How the Weimar Republic Fell
The years from 1919 to 1933 were among the most calamitous and historically decisive in European history.
Isolation Is Not an Option
The lesson the Trump administration ought to have learned by now is that Eastern Europe and the Middle East are two theaters of the same war, not separate conflicts.
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A Theory of Natural Rights Citizenship Must Comport with the Constitution’s Text
The fundamental problem with political theorists interpreting the Constitution is that they are not interpreting it. Instead, they are using the Constitution to advance a political theory.
Regulating AI: Is the Rule of Law Possible?
The stakes of the AI race are too high to enact a framework rife with pitfalls that will inevitably result in legal challenges and political disputes, outcomes that do little other than assist our adversaries.
What a Packed Court Could Have Done in One Year
Thanks to the principled thought and dedicated efforts of former Attorney General Edwin Meese III, Justice Antonin Scalia, the Federalist Society, and many others, originalism has become the dominant interpretative theory on the Supreme Court.
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The Best Escape from the U.S. Attorney Mess
The process for appointing U.S. Attorneys is sputtering, but there is a way out of this mess.
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Does Liberalism Have a Fighting Faith?
Perhaps reflection will enable us to rout the apostates and rekindle the faith.
The Smithsonian’s Revolutionary World View
The organization, sadly, needs to heal itself by starting over, and so too the academic history profession.
Nolan’s Odyssey and the Search for Wisdom
Nolan’s 'Odyssey' will be a tremendous success, but it is also a work of decadence.
Made in the Image of Nothing
We need a sequel to Carl R. Trueman's 'The Desecration of Man: How the Rejection of God Degrades Our Humanity.'
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