Jonah Goldberg on the Tyranny of Feelings
We’re creating a worldview that other peoples’ feelings are sovereign. The intentions of the offender do not matter, only the feelings of the offended.
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Matt Taibbi: On “White Fragility”
At a time of catastrophe and national despair, when conservative nationalism is on the rise and violent confrontation on the streets is becoming commonplace, it...
The elemental beauty and depth that can be found only in great works of literature.
I’m still not above watching vapid reality shows about meth-addicted Tiger tamers. Nor am I dismissive of the compelling fare we find on streaming media — we ar...
The Corruption Before Trump
We are where we are in American politics, in part, because all these big-picture projects succeeded in enriching private interests … but failed to achieve their...
Jonah Goldberg on Post-Liberal Conservatism
Where the post-liberals have a point is that humans are happiest in communities, families and institutions of faith. The solution to the culture wars is to allo...
For Liberality, Against Parsimonious Liberalism
Instead of the virtues of classical republicanism, the romance of nationalism, the ructions of democracy, many modern liberals give us a vision of an Open Socie...