Every Election Is Now Existential
A nationalist’s narrow victory in Poland offers a preview of many knife-edge contests to come, all across the democratic world.
Ideas
As America Steps Back, Others Step In
Our global leadership is at stake, and it’s not too late to act.
Why Wittgenstein Was Right About Silence
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one may find life’s deeper meanings.
When My Teacher Made Me Pray
I was the only Jewish kid in my class, and I felt like an outcast.
Trump Is Right About Affirmative Action
But for the wrong reasons
No One Can Offer Any Hope
Even if most Americans haven’t abandoned their private sense of empathy, many don’t seem terribly bothered by the rancidness of their leaders.
A High IQ Makes You an Outsider, Not a Genius
Acing an intelligence test only counts for so much.
Feudalism Is Our Future
What the next Dark Ages could look like
The Boulder Attack Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere
When demonstrators wave the flags of terrorist organizations and publicly commemorate the martyrdom of terrorist leaders, they’re not throwing the bomb, but their message can light the fuse.
The Deadly Virus of Anti-Semitic Terrorism
The latest attacks on Jews in America inevitably betray their real motive: sheer hate.