The Perfect Tie
Remember all that talk a few years ago about political realignment? Well, the realignment is here, and neither political party is going to like it.
Essays
The Perfect Tie
Remember all that talk a few years ago about political realignment? Well, the realignment is here, and neither political party is going to like it.
As the College Goes, So Goes the Constitution
The case against the direct election of the President.
Aristotle and Locke in the American Founding
Harry V. Jaffa on what Crisis of the House Divided and A New Birth of Freedom have in common.
What the 20th Century Can Teach the 21st
The best books speak to permanent truths.
The Spectacle of the Oscars
It's always dangerous to ascribe conservatism to a Hollywood product. But what the heck...
Ken Burns Ain’t Got That Swing
"Jazz," the 10-part documentary, views America's music through the prism of race. And that's just Part One.
The Cocktail Hour: Do’s and Dont’s
There are precisely two cocktails... and three abominations.
Book Reviews
Wake-Up Call
Kagan's explanations of and remedies for military unseriousness are not what one would expect from a great student of Thucydides.
Beyond the Evil Empire
The new present danger, say Kristol and Kagan, is the reluctance of the United States to stand alone on the world stage and exert its influence on the post-Cold War world.
Settling Up
Apology, Reparation, and Restitution
A Plea for Pandering
The paradox is that as American politicians and professional pollsters have formed an ever tighter union, American government has become less and less responsive to public preferences.
Lone Wolfe
Tom Wolfe has been on a lonely crusade for more than a decade.
Restoring Order to the Court
Constitutional theory is one of the great growth industries of our time and, like personal computers, it appears to have an almost infinite capacity for market expansion.