The New Patriotism
Charles Kesler reviews President Obama's first inaugural address.
From the Editor's Desk
The New Patriotism
Charles Kesler reviews President Obama's first inaugural address.
Correspondence
Civil Rights and the Conservative Soul
What the Right got wrong and right.
Government and the Economic Crisis
A symposium featuring George Gilder, Robert Higgs, Stephen Moore, and Alan Reynolds.
Douglass and Lincoln
The parallel lives of Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.
Steeped in Shakespeare
Shakespeare's plays were ubiquitous in antebellum America.
The Great Debate
Great political oratory depends on an occasion, as does great statesmanship itself.
O Captain! My Captain!
Commander-in-Chief
A review of Lincoln's wartime leadership.
Essays
The Roots of Liberal Condescension
Ordinary Americans deserve some respect.
The Great Black Hope
At last, some good news about race and crime.
Is Health Care a Right?
Why the answer is crucial to the coming debate.
All the Leaves are Brown
Today's environmentalists see no hope for man-or nature.
Book Reviews
Getting Beyond Race
We live in racially interesting times.
The Right Prescription
Rethinking America's healthcare system.
…And We’re Here to Help You
Government work in the 21st century.
Voting Rights and Wrongs
A history of the Supreme Court and Congress on voting rights.
Growing Up Fast
What led contemporary liberalism down the path of wholesale child neglect?
Republic of Devils
Rahe explains the genesis of British republican thought and its later embrace by America's founders.
Kicking Nixon Around
Reconsidering Nixon's presidency and legacy.
Shadow Play
Unfinished Work
Can any film do justice to the political genius of Abraham Lincoln?