What explains the widening chasm between America’s political class and the American people? While the Democrats and Republicans squabble over climate change and race, these are among the lowest concerns on the public’s agenda: according to Pew, voters care far more about strengthening the economy, reducing healthcare costs, defending against terrorism, and reducing the influence of… America’s …
America is showing its age
It is sometimes helpful to remember, when trying to get perspective on the exhausting, high-octane politics of the United States, that it is a very …America is showing its age
The Dreyfus Affair is not finished — UnHerd
On January 13, 1898, Parisians awoke to the chorus of hundreds of news criers who, striding along the grand boulevards and brandishing copies of the newspaper… 2,028 more words The Dreyfus Affair is not finished — UnHerd
The feebleness of white nationalists
Ever since the election of Donald Trump, the putative rise of “white supremacy” or “white nationalism” has been a perennial worry among mainstream …The feebleness of white nationalists
Will conservatism survive 2023?
For the Right, 2022 was a year to forget. In Canada, Australia and New Zealand, it is out of power. In the States, the Republicans hold just one …Will conservatism survive 2023?
The Country Where Merit is Run Down, Part IV: High Schools Take it Literally
Well, at least one did: Last fall, along with about 1.5 million U.S. high school juniors, the Yashar teen took the PSAT, which determines whether a student qualifies as a prestigious National Merit scholar. When it came time to submit his college applications this fall, he didn’t have a National Merit honor to report—but it …
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Humanism is a heresy
“There is nothing particular about man. He is but a part of this world.” This observation on the pretensions of humanity — cool, disillusioned, …Humanism is a heresy
Britain is haunted by Dickensian ghosts — UnHerd
In the Celtic fringes of Europe, the idea of “thin places” persists — locations where the boundary between this reality and others is claimed to be at its most fragile, even permeable. 1,952 more words Britain is haunted by Dickensian ghosts — UnHerd
Running out of HARM
For the Russians, that is, as the US depletes its stocks of its own critical weapons to support Ukraine: Some sources also raised concerns about US production of additional weapons systems, including HARMs anti-radiation missiles, GMLRS surface-to-surface missiles and the portable Javelin anti-tank missiles – although the US has moved to ramp up production for …
Anti-racism attacks my American Dream
What was I — a lifelong Democrat — doing at an election watch party in rural Virginia, surrounded by Republicans? As Ron DeSantis, 800 miles away, …Anti-racism attacks my American Dream
