Culture
My Merit—Your Racism
Merit is weaponized ‘whiteness’ when it’s a barrier to entry, an indisputable fact when certain groups get the spoils of status.
‘Saltburn’ and the Allure of Social Media Influence
The film’s scathing critique of unchecked ambition applies to politics in the TikTok era.
A Civil Society
Alexandra Hudson’s ‘The Soul of Civility’ distinguishes civility from mere politeness or niceness.
On Campus Speech, We Need a Return to First Principles
The alternative to robust free speech norms is an unfettered scramble for political spoils.
Antisemitism Beleaguers the Ivies
Harvard, Penn, and MIT face the fallout of their presidents’ disastrous congressional testimonies.
Living Well at the End of Western Civilization
Nora Ephron’s ‘You’ve Got Mail’ explored the dawn of the internet age with a counterrevolutionary bent.
Civil Liberties Don’t Impede the Common Good—They Advance It
A look back at Robert P. George’s ‘Making Men Moral’ on its 30th anniversary.
Paranoia Will Destroy Ya
What the anti-liberals on the left and the post-liberals on the right have in common.
The Privileged Few
‘The Holdovers’ shows that privilege is real but that the divisions it creates are not insurmountable.
The Thanksgiving Table Is Not Your Personal Stage
Choose gratitude over performative politics this holiday.
Of Course Thanksgiving Is the Best Holiday
Rigorous analysis reveals the undeniable superiority of stuffing, football, and gratitude.
Envy Poisons the Soul, but Gratitude Opens the Heart
This Thanksgiving, count your blessings and skip the arguments.
The Perils of a Culture of Critique
Moral relativism not only obfuscates right from wrong—it’s unable to respond to today’s radical ideologies.