Thomas Koenig, a contributing editor of American Purpose, is a graduate of Princeton University and a student at Harvard Law School. In addition to American Purpose, his writings have appeared in National Review, CNN, The Dispatch, Real Clear Politics, and The Bulwark. He’s also the author of the “Tom’s Takes” newsletter on Substack. Twitter: @thomaskoenig98
The Court’s Delicate Dance
Justice Stephen Breyer’s book is dedicated to upholding the legitimacy of the Supreme Court. An expansive notion of justice undermines the cause.
The Fundamentalist
In Minds Wide Shut, Gary Saul Morson and Morton Schapiro dissect the strands of today’s doctrinaire thinking.
Covenant, Crucible, Creed
Do we have to abandon the idea of a national narrative, as Samuel Goldman urges? Or can our incomplete, imperfect canon see us through?
The Woke Pot and the MAGA Kettle
The two political extremes parallel each other to the same dead end.
Another Age of Acrimony
A new book reveals we’ve been through tribalism akin to today’s before—and succeeded in pulling out of it.
Putting the Responsible “Self” Back in Self-Government
We can’t leave our virtues at the door.
Finally, a Nation
There’s a balance between the stories of 1776 and 1619, and looking to the Civil War can help us find it.
Put the Kids to Bed Already
Though Trumpian turmoil stands out at the moment, it’s time for both centrist Democrats and centrist Republicans to purge their respective extremes.
