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The Fifty Greatest Songwriters of the Rock Era
My answer to the New York Times’ recently published ranking
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Making Sense of the Reactionary Right
A recent essay from David Brooks proposes one way to do it. Leo Strauss pointed to another
Apr 27
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Advice Democrats Should Not Follow
Just say no to court packing
Apr 24
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Ten Theses for Liberals on Sex and Gender
May 18, 2023
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Decline Is a Choice America Keeps Making
Aug 29, 2025
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A Five-Alarm Fire in Minnesota
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The Singularly Appalling Republican Party
Apr 12, 2023
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MAGA's Downward Moral Spiral
Nov 18, 2024
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The Politics of Anger in Minneapolis
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Preliminary Thoughts on American Caesarism
With references to Michael Anton, Harry Jaffa, Willmoore Kendall, and Leo Strauss
Apr 20
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The New Right-Populist Normal
What everyone competing for power in our politically troubled era should learn from Viktor Orbán’s stunning loss in Hungary
Apr 17
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Hasan Piker?
Thoughts on whether the Democrats should woo the leftist “influencer” or tell him to stay the hell away—and why the answer has a lot to do with our…
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The Great Divorce
American and Israeli interests no longer align. The time has come for us to go our separate ways
Apr 10
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What About the Women?—Part 2
Michel Houellebecq’s Submission is a rare novel that suggests a course of treatment for the wounded souls of reactionary men
Apr 6
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What About the Women?—Part 1
How a French novel published just as the populist right began its ascent unlocks underexplored aspects of the antiliberalism shaping our moment
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Trump as the Great Destroyer
A new essay uses Hegel to suggest the 47th president might be our Caesar or Napoleon
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