Christopher Alexander’s Utopian Blueprint
Imagine a federation of independent regions. Each of its cities is a mosaic of distinctive, self-governing neighborhoods, where “people can choose the kind of subculture they wish to live in, …
Ideas
The Decline and Fall of the Oath Keepers
On January 13, 2022, the FBI arrested Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes for his alleged role in last year’s riot at the U.S. Capitol. According to the charging documents, Rhodes …
What Old-Time Saloons Tell Us About the Pandemic’s Damage
Just days before the signing of the Constitution, George Washington, not yet America’s first president, took his pals out for a night on the town to celebrate the Constitutional Convention’s …
The Natcon About-Face
When the political philosopher Yoram Hazony took the stage at the inaugural National Conservatism Conference in 2019, he sounded a giddy note. “Today I feel good, because I know that …
America’s Divisions May Have Passed the Tipping Point
Have America’s much-discussed political tensions reached a point of no return? Political tribalists who sort their lives along partisan lines and despise opponents have become regular features of national life. …
Biden’s Total Financial Surveillance
Imagine living in a world where every one of your noncash financial transactions—a restaurant meal, a Venmo transfer to a friend, maybe some bitcoin bought on the dips—was automatically reported …
Against National Unity
The traditional motto of the United States is e pluribus unum—from many, one. Suggested by the French designer Pierre Eugène du Simitière, the phrase is apparently derived from the Roman statesman …
Ideas Aren’t Enough—Freedom Needs Good Stories
Having spent most of my career engaged in political debate—as a writer, teacher, organizer, and think tank president—I’d like nothing better than to counter the grave threats currently facing American …
It’s Too Bad We Can’t Fire More Governors
Facing a recall election sparked partly by his heavy-handed pandemic restrictions on what Californians can do in their beloved outdoors, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in March chose a symbolically appropriate …
“The Problem Is That Your Ideas Are Stupid” – Bill Maher Blasts “Gullible” Millennials
“The Problem Is That Your Ideas Are Stupid” – Bill Maher Blasts “Gullible” Millennials Something strange is occurring in the gutter of “liberal comedy”… After four years of constant attacks …