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Israel and Western Values Under Attack

Analyzing what the conflict means for our culture and institutions, our cities and security, and our democracy

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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

Martin Gurri The New Censorship

How the establishment Left embraced government control of digital speech

Seth Barron New York’s True Migrant Tradition

With the city reeling from the migrant surge, it’s worth remembering that past newcomers to the city arrived with no expectations of social entitlements.

Tara Isabella Burton The Gospel According to Peter Thiel

Wherever there’s a major shift in the American landscape, one can usually find Silicon Valley’s iconoclastic investor.

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
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