Why The News Media Cannot And Should Not Be Unbiased
Americans generally agree that news media should be ‘objective’ and ‘report the facts.’ But there is no such thing as merely reporting ‘the facts.’
Davidson In Claremont Review of Books: Ben Shapiro’s ‘The Right Side of History’
The West has forgotten its own history, Shapiro argues, and is abandoning Judeo-Christian values and natural law in favor of moral subjectivism.
NeverTrump Clings To Russia Collusion Conspiracy Theory Despite Lack Of Evidence
The news that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pled guilty to a process crime was enough to convince them of Trump’s guilt, despite the lack of evidence.
Why Darth Vader Is The Archetypal Liberal Fascist
It’s no wonder Anakin Skywalker would think to resolve political conflicts by conversion or coercion instead of tolerance and persuasion.
Making The ‘Miracle’: Jonathan Mayhew And The Enlightenment In America
If you want to know how the American ‘miracle’ came to happen, start with 18th-century preacher Jonathan Mayhew, in the book ‘Father of Liberty.’
Unfrozen Caveman Intellectual: Jonah Goldberg’s Strangely Dark Enlightenment
Jonah Goldberg’s defense of the legacy of the Enlightenment ends up being mostly a rehearsal of boilerplate 20th-century American conservatism.
The Anti-Trump Conservative Firing Circle Is Wildly Out Of Touch With The American Electorate
Donald Trump, it turned out, read the conservative electorate much more accurately than the finest minds in Republican punditry. Their response is revenge.
Why It’s Absurd To Pretend The Enlightenment Is Responsible For Racism
There is nothing new under the sun, just different justifications for similar ideas. The Enlightenment had their own for racism, just as all ages have.
Why Jonah Goldberg Is Right About ‘The Suicide Of The West’
Jonah Goldberg is certainly not naive about the role religion plays in the ‘miracle’ of western classical liberalism. ‘Suicide of the West’ is best understood as an apologetic to non-conservatives.
Dear Conservatives: The Enlightenment Is Not The Enemy
Some conservatives are dismissing the eighteenth-century Enlightenment and trying to surrender its brilliant legacy to the enemies of Enlightenment on the Left.
The West Isn’t Committing Suicide, It’s Dying Of Natural Causes
Jonah Goldberg’s ‘Suicide of the West’ fails to acknowledge that the threat to liberal democratic capitalism is far deeper than tribalism or nationalism gone awry.
The Right Is Wasting Ammo On Friendly Fire When It Should Be Building Infrastructure
While the self-labeled remnant challenges conservatives to live up to a higher standard, others counter that we should leverage unified Republican government to secure policy wins.
When The Going Gets Rough, ‘Ideas And Persuasion’ Are All We’ve Got To Take Down The Left
An internecine debate about conservative support for Trump raises important questions about the role of the pundit and the purpose of debating ideas.
How Is The Culture War Fought?
Jonah Goldberg’s response is more evidence of the reordering of the coalitional hierarchy of priorities within the American right.
Google’s Insane Campus Is What Happens When You Politicize Everything
Warring camps of employee activists at Google exemplify the dysfunction of our political climate and the rise of tribalism in American life.
Is Jonah Goldberg Right About Why We’re Committing Cultural Suicide?
Jonah Golberg’s latest book, ‘Suicide of the West,’ is a timely and incisive reminder not to take liberalism and capitalism for granted, but its diagnosis of why liberalism is failing is somewhat incomplete.
It’s Time For The Right To Realize The Left Is A Much Greater Threat Than Trumpism
Ideas and persuasion alone are as insufficient to stem the tide of illiberalism sweeping across the country as a few liquor raids were to bringing down Al Capone.
Rich Lowry Gets Stampeded Onto The Trump Train
Rich Lowry just wrote off the NeverTrump movement as ‘deluded.’ Yes, the same Rich Lowry who compiled the ‘Against Trump’ issue of National Review.
Roseanne Isn’t A ‘Culture War’ Sitcom, It’s Just a Quality Show
If featuring a pro-Trump character on Roseanne makes the show part of the ‘culture war,’ it only proves television has become caustically politicized.
Interview With Jonah Goldberg On Shifting Parties, Trumpism, And Nationalism
Jonah Goldberg join the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss the anger toward NeverTrumpers and the rise of identity politics in every political party.
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