“The world was on this brink of this fiery hell when Jordan Peterson read Solzhenitsyn and began to turn from despair toward hope.”
Jordan Peterson and the Return of Solzhenitsyn
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Patrick Deneen: Grappling with the Failures of Liberalism
“This conquest of the engines of social formation is, as Patrick Deneen argues, why liberalism is failing.”
Van Morrison’s “Dangerous” Songs
“But, furthermore, there is virtue in urging society to introspection over blind obedience to narratives.”
In Praise of Trump’s “Platinum Plan” for Black Americans
“Many on the Left imply that President Trump’s initiative is just about pandering to black Americans; however, I see his plan as a roadmap to prosperity and fairness.”
Patrick Deneen: A Primer
“Or is man—like some argue of Odysseus—a restless seeker of new places, people, and experiences?”
A Few Reflections on the Death of Breonna Taylor
“Yes, racism does exist. Yes, Breonna Taylor’s death was a tragedy. However, Breonna Taylor’s tragic death is not rooted in racism.”
Changing My Mind on Universal Basic Income
“With 14 million Americans suddenly plunged into indefinite unemployment, has UBI become more popular? It seems like the answer is yes and no.”
Herbert Marcuse and Dismissing Conservative Views
“Marcuse’s efforts, for the most part, have proven successful, however. To this point, the idea of a right-wing, pro-capitalist status quo has been thoroughly ingrained into the public imagination…”
Don’t Blame Free Speech for Extremism
“Free speech does not enable extremism. Quite the contrary: It is the primary means to challenge wrongheaded attitudes, ideologies, and belief systems.”
“Systemic Racism”: a Popular Illusion
“These slavery and race theorists are correct about the existence of the stain but wrong about it being indelible.”
Identity Politics and the Death of Moral Imagination
“The problem—as has been said so many times before—is that identity politics takes a kernel of truth about embodied human experience and pushes it to its destructive conclusion.”
Bob Woodward and “Citizen Trump”
“President Trump was acting as the United States’ cheerleader, his Republican supporters argue. He was derelict in his duty to protect the American public, charge his Democratic opponents.”
When the Press Is Just as Guilty of “Election Interference”
“As for now, journalists of Goldberg’s type are simply in the electoral interference business; and they just so happen to be doing it from within the United States’ own borders and from beneath the mastheads of once-respected magazines.”
Will Witt: What It Means to Be a Young Conservative
“How can I say I care about what I’m doing if I’m not willing to put myself in situations that might make me uncomfortable?”
Secretary Mattis and “Meditations” on Trump
“Secretary Mattis’ words are a warning and a reminder that our roots were born not of anger but of a deeply felt awareness of human limitation.”