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Rand Paul, ‘Political Libertarian’
The Kentucky senator has been forced to compromise his non-interventionist principles once again. We shouldn’t hold that against him.
Off the Shelf: Suicide of the West
Liberalism that brings out of us loyalties that sustain liberty: A review of Jonah Goldberg’s book Suicide of the West.
Off the Shelf: Subtle Invasions
Observations on Arnaud Beltrame, Nam Le’s The Boat, a Norwegian political TV series, the Mets, and more.
Let’s Not Celebrate Trump’s Renewed Interest in Syria
We’ve been involved there for half a decade. That’s enough.
Imagine a Genocide
I have to say, I’m pretty surprised by the sudden onset of illiteracy and bad faith of people writing about my former colleague, Kevin Williamson.
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Off the Shelf: Deception in Life, Religion, and Politics
A review of a book about how the European was created through fraud? And a comment on the latest papal misstep.
The Catholic Fracture
Michael Brendan Dougherty reviews To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism, by Ross Douthat
What Were the Lessons of Libya?
John Bolton needs to learn from US intervention there.
We Will Never Have an Honest Conversation about Russia Again
Can the American intelligentsia and American policymakers ever discuss Russia intelligently, realistically, and honestly?