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The Transnational Conservative Project

Intellectual conservatism has proved to be both durable and versatile over the last 250 years, and there is little reason to believe that it will be any less versatile in the future.

Miles Smith IV
Politics
Jun 2, 2026

Trump's MAGA Reparations Fund

No one can, or should, defend these massive legal abuses.

Richard Epstein
Politics
Jun 1, 2026

Statesmanship and the Classical Liberal Order

Modern political debate often assumes we must choose between statesmanship and self-government.

Alexander William Salter
Politics
Jun 1, 2026

When Mao Took China

Having already taught us so much about Chinese Communist history in his previous four books, Dikötter faced a difficult task to add something new. He has done so brilliantly.

Sean McMeekin
Politics
May 29, 2026

Does Amtrak Really Need Airport-Level Security?: A Response to Jonathan Hartley

Amtrak is not uniquely vulnerable to security threats, certainly not because of how far its trains travel.

Amy Swearer
Politics
May 28, 2026

AI Governance by Phone Call

Kevin Frazier
Politics
May 26, 2026

The Rebooted Animal Farm’s New Villain: Capitalism

We have a generational struggle ahead of us again if we are to defend the cause of freedom from tyranny. 

Titus Techera
Politics
May 22, 2026
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The Future of ESG and DEI

Paul Mueller
Politics
May 20, 2026

Mamdani’s Baseless Invocation of International Law

Tal Fortgang
Politics
May 19, 2026

The Demons in Democracy

Politics
May 19, 2026

Losing—and Recovering—Our Religion

Jason Bedrick
Politics
May 18, 2026

A Permission Structure for Violence

Tevi Troy
Politics
May 15, 2026

Xi Can't Have Taiwan

Anne Lord
Politics
May 15, 2026
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The Three Whiskey Happy Hour

Steven Hayward brings you the Power Line Blog's perspective on the week's big headlines.

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The Great AI Jobs Transition

It's time to develop a posture that treats AI labs and other private actors as the first movers in discovering policy interventions that Congress can then scale, with a particular eye toward younger Americans.

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Scalia’s Revolution

We still live in Scalia's judicial universe.

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