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Israel and Western Values Under Attack

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America’s Cultural Revolution:
How the Radical Left Conquered Everything


New Book by Christopher F. Rufo

Christopher Rufo Show

Christopher Rufo is a conservative journalist who specializes in critical race theory, gender ideology, and the capture of America’s institutions. In this podcast series, he’s taking a deep look at the revolutionary changes consuming the United States—and what conservatives can do to fight back.

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When Race Trumps Merit


The new book by Heather Mac Donald

Special Issue 2023:
Can California Be Golden Again?

The Spotlight

Guy Sorman Always Kissinger

At 100, the greatest diplomat of the twentieth century remains a clear-eyed observer of the twenty-first.

Jun 02 2023
Heather Mac Donald The Billions of Dollars That Made Things Worse

Philanthropic foundations once used their vast might to cure disease, promote art, and advance education. In the sixties, they decided to reform society. Result: catastrophe.

Joel Zinberg Nature’s Vaccine

The value of herd immunity in fighting Covid is indisputable.

Will Morrisey Ahab’s Democratic Despotism

The political lessons of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick

Oliver Wiseman “The Least Woke City in America”

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

Zaid Jilani When Demography Isn’t Destiny

There’s nothing inevitable about American immigrants joining the progressive coalition.

Nov 15 2021
Glenn C. Loury We Must Make Ourselves Equal

Until we disdain false narratives about race, the disparities that have troubled our country will continue to persist.

May 26 2022
Michael Knox Beran Beyond Woke—a Return to Lincoln?

A new educational model reminds us that classical liberalism produces better outcomes.

Jul 04 2022
James Piereson Martyr of the Cold War

John F. Kennedy was murdered by a Communist in an age of superpower tensions—but 60 years later, a counterfactual mythology continues to mislead Americans.

Nov 17 2023
Anthony Hennen The Pan-American Holiday

Without the religious roots of Christmas, Thanksgiving serves as an occasion to celebrate country and family.

Nov 23 2022
Heather Mac Donald Why the Boy Scouts Work

A century ago, this outfit figured out how to fire the imagination of inner-city boys with nature lore, ritual, and a code of conduct stressing duty, honor, and manliness. That’s why today’s elites hate it.

James Q. Wilson Why Don’t Jews Like the Christians Who Like Them?

Liberalism can’t abide conservative evangelicals.

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