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Athwart History
By the 21st century, populists and elites had changed places—ordinary Americans were commonsensical while the elites were driven by unruly passions.
From Subjects to Citizens, and Back
Ultimately, the success or failure of the woke revolution depends upon the dedication of the counterrevolutionaries: do we have the courage to fight back?
Pride and Prejudice
The morality of equality is not treating all as equals; it means treating all in a manner that transforms them into equals, which they are not at present.
Wild About Harry
Harry Truman was a man of outstanding ability and human qualities who cleverly portrayed himself as one of nature’s and political life’s heroic underdogs.
Our Podcast: The Close Read
In a new podcast series, Dr. Spencer Klavan sits down with authors from the Claremont Review of Books to discuss the ideas driving conservative intellectual life.
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From the Archive
Blasphemer
A review of Joseph Anton: A Memoir, by Salman Rushdie
Intelligence Failures
The CIA serves not the United States but its own corporate interests and its partisan vision.
Taming Big Government
Congress won't and the president can't.
From the Web
American Greatness
Who the Hell Do They Think They Are?
First Things
Is China a Model of the Common Good?
The New Criterion
