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The Monday Essay

Each Monday, a contributing writer explores a long-term, big-picture question about politics, policy, or culture.

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La Vie en Commune

Thomas Dichter / August 25, 2025

Dependence

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Dependence Is Normal

Matthew Loftus / August 18, 2025

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Long Before ‘Podcast Bros,’ the Kids Weren’t Alright

Nick Pompella / August 11, 2025

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A Reading From the Book of Schumer

Tal Fortgang / August 4, 2025

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Natural Law Does Not Lead to the Unbound Executive

Nathan Beacom / May 26, 2025

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Temptation as a Public Policy Problem

Charles Fain Lehman / May 19, 2025

005 Don’t Call This Conservatism OK

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Don’t Call This Conservatism

Jonah Goldberg / May 12, 2025

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How the Media Created Andrew Tate

Ari Blaff / May 5, 2025

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What ‘Buying American’ Really Means

David M. Drucker / April 28, 2025

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Short Video Isn’t Just Rotting Our Brains. It’s Rewiring Them.

Katherine Dee / April 21, 2025

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The Tech Right Has a Flag. It Just Needs to Plant It.

Joe Pitts / April 14, 2025

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Motherhood Can’t Be Maximized

Beatrice Scudeler / April 7, 2025

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Who’s Afraid of Frank Lloyd Wright?

Timothy Sandefur / March 31, 2025

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A New Exodus

Tal Fortgang / March 24, 2025

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Dashed Hopes of Common Sense

Megan Dent / March 17, 2025

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Republicans Want to Change the Culture. Can They?

Claude S. Fischer / March 10, 2025