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Last fall, I was visiting my mother and father after a long bus tour across Kansas. My parents still live in the same home I was raised in, and as I was leaving that fall day, a scene of a riot was on the TV. I vividly remember my mother saying, Why would any person want to go into law enforcement…Read Full Article »

David Atkins, Washington Montly July 5, 2021 In this age of dull-witted Fox News propaganda, Q-adjacent conspiracy nonsense and sophomorically glib Quillette contrarianism, it can be quite difficult to find truly thoughtful conservative writing on America politics. So it was with some pleasant surprise that I read this morning an excellent essay by T. Greer that, while written from a political perspectiveRead Full Article »

Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker July 5, 2021 Although many Americans see the former police officers conviction as just closure, many in Minneapolis view it as the beginning of a larger battle.Read Full Article »

Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs July 3, 2021 (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Three recent books serve as reminders that Chinese communism has given rise to a surprising diversity of viewpoints and leadership styles.Read Full Article »

James Bovard, The American Conservative July 3, 2021 AP Photo/Richard Drew, File Those quick to dismiss the TV hosts concerns that he is being spied on by the NSA should consider the sordid history of illicit surveillance.Read Full Article »

Christopher Bedford, The Federalist July 3, 2021 In Western universities and board rooms, souls are cheap. But Jimmy Lais is not. He is willing to lose the whole world for the sake of his soul.Read Full Article »

Trish Regan, American Consequences July 3, 2021 Dismantling Big Tech remains a far-off possibility – but if FAANG stock companies do split up, their losses could be your investment gains.Read Full Article »

Paul Starr, American Prospect July 3, 2021 His life has been a study in impunity. The criminal justice system may add another chapter.Read Full Article »

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez) True patriotism, especially of the American variety, comes from questioning the history you were born into. As July 4 approaches, we should all keep this in mind as we question some of the fundamentals of the American story — and we should ask ourselves not whether these reconsiderations are justified, but why there aren’t more of them.Read Full Article »

Roger Kimball, The Spectator July 3, 2021 The future of the Republican party is the same as the future of the Democratic party. That is because the parties are not two thingsRead Full Article »