Fall is upon us, and with it the Fall 2014 issue of National Affairs. This issue marks the journal’s fifth anniversary. But no cake and pizza for this five-year-old, just a new batch of thoughtful essays. Among the offerings:

‐ Peter Lawler and Richard Reinsch on freedom and the human person

And more, from how legislators cynically game the CBO to how conservatives should earnestly approach Hispanic voters. Some essays are free for all, some are available only to subscribers, and here is where you can subscribe.

While you’re at our site, peruse our five years of essays, our daily summaries of social science, and the amazing 40-year archive of The Public Interest, which we’re proud to host.

We have published just over 200 essays in these five years, from very practical and almost (almost!) boring prescriptions for particular policy reforms to cultural and historical reflections to political philosophy, and much in between. And we have tried since our first issue to be part of an effort (along with many others, very much including NR) to revitalize both political thought and public policy on the right. I wouldn’t be a reliable judge of how all of that has gone, and much work remains, to be sure, but we at National Affairs are very grateful to all our many companions in that effort, and above all to our readers and our writers, who have made our first five years a joy.