James Bond, Served with a Twist—le Carré
Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond and le Carré s posthumous novel Silverview unexpectedly share similar tones and themes about bureaucracy, family, and finality.
Sell It Again, Uncle Sam
America has yet to design its artillery for today’s War of Ideas. It’s on, and the stakes are as important as ever.
Four Horsemen against the Illiberal Apocalypse
The “practical liberalism” that Isaiah Berlin, Albert Camus, Raymond Aron, and Reinhold Niebuhr practiced in the 20th century can stave off democratic decline in the 21st.
The Shackling of the Progressive Mind
Douglas Murray’s 2019 book The Madness of Crowds, which skewers identity politics, resonates even more today.
Democracy in India: Down but Not Out
India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership has become less democratic, but that isn’t irreversible.
The Primary Problem
How does our electoral system hand us an unfit candidate like Donald J. Trump?
Ten Theses on Trust
David Blankenhorn offers a roadmap to rebuilding trust in American public and private life.
Jesus and John Wayne
Historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez explores sources of today’s White Christian nationalism.
