The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything

Something dangerous is happening in America, and it may stem from a single causal nexus. Every day, more Americans seem to decide what they believe based on political signals rather than factual reality. The economy, inflation, affordability, foreign threats, gas...
The Case Against Surrender

The Case Against Surrender

Most of us see our political affiliations (or lack of one) as validation of our beliefs. In reality, many people choose their politics long before they have seriously thought much about them. They inherit their parents’ party, absorb their friends’ likely specious...
The Cognitive Fatigue Issue

The Cognitive Fatigue Issue

As it does periodically, the world will rebalance itself yet again. The last great rebalancing occurred after the Second World War, when the United States became the undisputed leader of the free world and the Soviet Union eventually reached the height of its...
Russia’s Canaries Are Singing

Russia’s Canaries Are Singing

A sobering number of American conservatives support Russia over Ukraine in the worst bloodbath since the Second World War. It has become an historical oddity that American Russophiles have attempted to claim the moral high ground on behalf of Russia’s illegal...
Can We Throw Off the Yoke of Government?

Can We Throw Off the Yoke of Government?

In June 1788, when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, America was born. In 1789, its entire payroll reportedly fit on a single ledger page, consisting mainly of customs officers, marshals, postmasters, and clerks. By 1800, the federal...