The Specter of Chaos in New York
Could a Mayor Mamdani keep the city safe during Luigi Mangione’s trial?
Two successive events in New York are about to create a perfect storm that will wreak havoc on the city’s reputation as the epicenter of American business.
Already business leaders are terrified of a fiscal blowout if the city elects self-described “democratic socialist” Zohran Mamdani mayor in November. They should be equally concerned about the trial of Luigi Mangione, who is charged with gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan last December, blocks away from the site of Monday’s horrific shooting in a Park Avenue office building. The Mangione case is expected to take place in a New York courtroom in 2026.
Like the O.J. Simpson murder trial, Mr. Mangione’s case is already being framed as a morality tale, not a straightforward question of innocence or guilt based on evidence. His lawyers have lashed out at federal prosecutors for “defending the broken, immoral, and murderous healthcare industry that continues to terrorize the American people.”
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Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville
This article explores Leo Strauss’s thoughts on Alexis de Tocqueville in his 1954 “Natural Right” course transcript.
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Long Distance Migration as a Two-Step Sorting Process: The Resettlement of Californians in Texas
Here we press the question of whether the well-documented stream of migrants relocating from California to Texas has been sufficient to alter the political complexion of the destination state.
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Who's That Knocking? A Study of the Strategic Choices Facing Large-Scale Grassroots Canvassing Efforts
Although there is a consensus that personalized forms of campaign outreach are more likely to be effective at either mobilizing or even persuading voters, there remains uncertainty about how campaigns should implement get-out-the-vote (GOTV) programs, especially at a truly expansive scale.
International Law Is Holding Democracies Back
The United States should use this moment to argue for a different approach to the rules of war.
Might the "New Right 5.0" Be the Old Fusionism?
Since the self-conscious conservative movement came together in the 1950s, a "new right" has emerged every few years.
