The Ukraine-Russia Symposium
A Civitas Outlook symposium on the Ukraine-Russia War.
Contributions:
John Hardie: "How Trump Should Answer Putin's Foot-Dragging"
Daniel Mahoney: "Ukraine: Beyond Tragedy and Self-Defeating Manichaeism"
Max Prowant: "Ukraine's Cause Can Be Vindicated"
The war in Ukraine continues into its third horrific year, but could be forestalled with a peace framework currently proposed by the Trump administration. But is it a viable peace that Ukraine and Russia will respect? What is on the table, and does it serve America’s interests?
John Hardie, Daniel Mahoney, and Max Prowant contribute to this Civitas Outlook symposium on the Ukraine conflict and the prospects for peace.
Politics
Remembering Ed Banfield's "The Unheavenly City"
Banfield’s most valuable work describes phenomena we have all recently noticed: the easy transition from student to activist to revolutionary to criminal.
Will State Attorneys General Allow Their Cities to Make Energy Policy?
The effort to apply state law to redress climate injuries has been spearheaded not by state officials eager to protect their home turf, but by international non-profits, NGOs, and out-of-state private law firms frequently representing local governments.
Carl Schmitt: A Window into the Postliberal Id
Adrian Vermeule warns against focusing on Schmitt’s most famous works, The Concept of the Political and Political Theology, but these are the ones most often used to rationalize tribalist, authoritarian politics.
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