SAVE America, SAVE the Senate

The path Senate Majority Leader John Thune has chosen includes elements of both the nuclear option and talking filibuster.

Justice Clarence Thomas, "Remarks on the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence"

The primacy of our rights in relation to our government is crucial in reconciling the immortal words of the Declaration with our Constitution and our history.

Trump Refights the “War” That Congress and the Burger Court “Waged” Against President Nixon’s Tapes

Tensions between the legislative and executive departments persist regardless of which political party is in power.

The Many Myths of Birthright Citizenship

The history is far more convoluted than the standard accounts provide.

“Project Hail Mary’s” Success: A Story You Can Believe In

The film features a weak, defeated man who turns from a coward to a hero, from selfishness to sacrifice, and from loneliness to friendship.

Is America Good Enough for Wendell Berry?

Genuine traditions and stories can prevent their inheritors from recklessly chasing the future simply because it’s the next thing.

Rediscovering History as the Story of Liberty

History can be a way to center ourselves today and renew the institutions and beliefs that are central to that history and its legacy.

James Q. Wilson and the Crisis of Our Time

"When we profess to believe in deterrence and to value justice, but refuse to spend the energy and money required to produce either, we are sending a clear signal that we think that safe streets, unlike all other great public goods, can be had on the cheap."

Antisemitism and the American Right

The future of the American experiment is at stake.

The Logic of Pressing for Change in Cuba Now

How can the Trump Administration effect political change that satisfies the United States while appearing organic rather than dictated by Washington?

Another Reason for Regime Change: Iran’s Flagrant Assault on the Rules of War

The rules of war are not complicated. Militaries may strike military targets. Militaries may not deliberately target civilians or threaten the commerce of neutral nations.

The Iran War and the Future of the American Right

Politics in America is never settled, and the shape and depth of the conservative movement, and its influence on the GOP, is no exception.

The Hidden Costs of Expanding Deposit Insurance

Expanding deposit insurance will only exacerbate financial risk and regulatory dependence, imposing costs on banks, their customers, and taxpayers. 

Is Economics a Failure?

Rather than ending with “economics is broken,” Alexander Rosenberg’s deliberately provocative book 'Blunt Instrument' argues that “economics is useful for a different reason than economists often say.” That is a serious and worthwhile thesis.

Locke, Meet Claude

The concern is not regulation per se. It is a regulation that outruns its justification by arriving before the evidence, foreclosing the technology before its benefits are understood, and insulating the powerful from competition that would otherwise discipline them. That is the pattern worth resisting. 

Is There Anything New Under the AI Sun?

OpenAI needs to build on the successes of open markets and turn away from regulation, taxation, and cartelization.

The Partisan Tax Divide Cuts Deeper Than You Think

Long-term stability demands that states prioritize core government functions, impose fiscal discipline, and reduce dependence on federal transfers.