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The French writer’s novels have foretold coming catastrophes with uncanny prescience—and his ambivalence toward modernity has much to teach us.

The assassination of Brian Thompson does not call for a “conversation” about health care—it calls for a reckoning with Americans’ moral breakdown.

Charles Murray’s social science is sometimes provocative, usually controversial, and always significant to the national debate.

The great essayist warns us against intellectual pride—but also delights in the variety and contradictoriness of life.

Sabin Howard’s A Soldier’s Journey brings a cinematic approach to the Great War—and defies the arrogance of Washington’s cultural elites.

For the first time in more than a century, Memorial Day will be observed with a gaping hole in our national memory.

Memorial Day pays tribute to those who gave their lives for their country—but we should know more about why.

On Memorial Day we consider the infinite, unpayable debt we owe to the heroic dead.

Urban flourishing requires overcoming perennial threats, from pandemics to economic barriers to public disorder.

We need a comprehensive commitment to getting people off drugs and deterring them from starting drug use.

In a rapidly urbanizing world, an innovative idea seems more relevant than ever.

Miami’s increasingly conservative political culture reflects the influence of immigrants fleeing socialist dystopias.


The French writer’s novels have foretold coming catastrophes with uncanny prescience—and his ambivalence toward modernity has much to teach us.

The assassination of Brian Thompson does not call for a “conversation” about health care—it calls for a reckoning with Americans’ moral breakdown.

Charles Murray’s social science is sometimes provocative, usually controversial, and always significant to the national debate.

The great essayist warns us against intellectual pride—but also delights in the variety and contradictoriness of life.

Sabin Howard’s A Soldier’s Journey brings a cinematic approach to the Great War—and defies the arrogance of Washington’s cultural elites.

For the first time in more than a century, Memorial Day will be observed with a gaping hole in our national memory.

Memorial Day pays tribute to those who gave their lives for their country—but we should know more about why.

On Memorial Day we consider the infinite, unpayable debt we owe to the heroic dead.

Urban flourishing requires overcoming perennial threats, from pandemics to economic barriers to public disorder.

We need a comprehensive commitment to getting people off drugs and deterring them from starting drug use.

In a rapidly urbanizing world, an innovative idea seems more relevant than ever.

Miami’s increasingly conservative political culture reflects the influence of immigrants fleeing socialist dystopias.


The French writer’s novels have foretold coming catastrophes with uncanny prescience—and his ambivalence toward modernity has much to teach us.
