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Decadent Ideology, Decaying Fraternity

Richard Reinsch reviews Prosperity and Torment in France by Chantal Delsol.

Richard M. Reinsch II

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Sep 4, 2025

DC and LA Failures Play Into Trump’s Hands

Although clearly violating America’s long-standing federalist principles, Trump’s incursions are being justified by the incompetence of most blue-city leaders.

Joel Kotkin

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Aug 14, 2025

Climate Lawyers Try a New Approach

Heatstroke killed Julie Leon on a 108-degree day. A lawsuit blames oil companies.

Michael Toth

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Aug 11, 2025

Reading the New Conservatives

Richard Reinsch reviews The New Conservatives by Oren Cass.

Richard M. Reinsch II

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Jul 31, 2025

The Specter of Chaos in New York

Michael Toth

Politics

Jul 30, 2025

Trump and Wiles Are like a New Madden and Summerall

Michael Toth

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Jul 17, 2025

Under Zohran Mamdani, the Jewish Exodus from New York Is Likely to Accelerate

Joel Kotkin

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Jul 8, 2025

Waning American Pride Threatens the Republic

Joel Kotkin

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Jul 7, 2025

New York’s Surging New Leftist Tide Is a Chilling Warning to the West

Joel Kotkin

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Jun 24, 2025

Trump’s Iran Ceasefire Depends on American Oil

Joel Kotkin

Politics

Jun 24, 2025

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The Surge of the Small Donorate in U.S. Elections: A View from Texas Statewide Campaigns.”

Grant Ferguson, James Gimpel, Mark Owens, and Daron Shaw

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Sep 4, 2024

Campaign Ads and the Differences Between Soliciting Donations and Mobilizing Volunteers

Grant Ferguson, James Gimpel, Mark Owens, Daron Shaw

Politics

May 20, 2024

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Why International Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Putin Are Anti-democracy Legal Garbage

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty

Politics

Jan 3, 2024

We Need a Full Accounting of Biden’s Presidential Incapacity

John Yoo, Robert Delahunty

Politics

Dec 31, 2023

Biden’s Lawfare by Other Means

John Yoo

Politics

Dec 26, 2023

The LA Fires Are the Horrifying Consequence of Democratic Misrule

Joel Kotkin

Politics

Dec 14, 2023

Don't Fall For Merchan's Trap

John Yoo, John Shu

Politics

Dec 8, 2023

The Fani Willis Trump Fiasco Is Far from Over. In Fact, It’s Just Getting Started

John Yoo, John Shu

Politics

Dec 21, 2022

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John Yoo: Merchan Is ‘Making Sure’ Trump Is the First Felon President

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Jan 1, 2024

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Jan 1, 2024

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John Yoo: Biden Uses Carter’s Death to Take Dig at Trump

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Jan 1, 2024

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Jonathan Haidt and Jonathan Rauch on Creating Knowledge in a Fragmented Age

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Jan 1, 2024

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Politics

Decadent Ideology, Decaying Fraternity

Michael Lucchese on Understanding Reagan's Conservatism and Buchanan's Populism

Not-So-Beautiful Losers: How Conservatism Won the Cold War – and Lost the Peace

Why Israel May Sue the New York Times

The Constitutional Questions Swirling Around the District of Columbia’s Disorder

DC and LA Failures Play Into Trump’s Hands

Chicago: The First Domino to Fall?

Decadent Ideology, Decaying Fraternity

DC and LA Failures Play Into Trump’s Hands

Climate Lawyers Try a New Approach

Reading the New Conservatives

The Specter of Chaos in New York

Trump and Wiles Are like a New Madden and Summerall

Under Zohran Mamdani, the Jewish Exodus from New York Is Likely to Accelerate

Waning American Pride Threatens the Republic

New York’s Surging New Leftist Tide Is a Chilling Warning to the West

Trump’s Iran Ceasefire Depends on American Oil

The Surge of the Small Donorate in U.S. Elections: A View from Texas Statewide Campaigns.”

Campaign Ads and the Differences Between Soliciting Donations and Mobilizing Volunteers

Why International Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Putin Are Anti-democracy Legal Garbage

We Need a Full Accounting of Biden’s Presidential Incapacity

Biden’s Lawfare by Other Means

The LA Fires Are the Horrifying Consequence of Democratic Misrule

Don't Fall For Merchan's Trap

The Fani Willis Trump Fiasco Is Far from Over. In Fact, It’s Just Getting Started

John Yoo: Merchan Is ‘Making Sure’ Trump Is the First Felon President

John Yoo: Critics Skewer New York Judge for Scheduling Trump’s Sentencing Before Inauguration

John Yoo: Biden Uses Carter’s Death to Take Dig at Trump

Jonathan Haidt and Jonathan Rauch on Creating Knowledge in a Fragmented Age

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