


To Recover Patriotism, America Needs Mishpocheh
A review of Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes, by Steven B. Smith.

In Defense of a Liberty Worthy of Man
A review of America on Trial: A Defense of the Founding, by Robert R. Reilly.

Notes on a New American Right
Kennedy’s opinion in Obergefell says marriage is a relational institution crucial to human flourishing and thus should not be prohibited to same-sex couples.

What Are Boris Johnson’s Options?
His hands are tied by Parliament, but perhaps not completely.


Carl Schmitt, Leo Strauss, and the Woke Post-Liberals
They diagnose problems in liberalism but propose no alternative.

What Tocqueville Can Teach Us about Presidential Scandals
Bureaucratic attempts to redress presidential scandals can be fraught endeavors.

The Misery and Greatness of Liberal Democracy
A philosopher’s lessons illuminate the way forward.

In Defense of Full-Spectrum Liberalism
Liberalism has long been a contested term in our politics, but now a deep discourse is developing that blames liberalism as a fundamental culprit in our rabid politics.