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nationalists and cosmopolitans
How Samuel Huntington Predicted Our Political Moment

In 2004, the eminent political scientist offered key insights into the nationalist-cosmopolitan divide at the heart of our society.

Clinton
the clinton machine
More Than Carelessness

The narrow focus on Clinton’s judgment obscures a more important question.

race and justice
A Silver Lining for Conservatives in the Affirmative Action Ruling?

A leading law professor’s reading suggests that there is more to Fisher vs. Texas than meets the eye.

the ABA cartel
Rule of Lawyers

Let’s rein in the American Bar Association cartel.

Higher Education Watch
A Step Toward Meritocracy

Goldman Sachs is moving to become “school agnostic” in its hiring process.

Political Decay
Negative Partisanship Rises

People used to vote “for” their party. Now they vote “against” the opposing party.

free speech and its limits
The Gawker Precedent

Re-visiting the judgment against a mischievous media company.

Guns in America
How to Tear a Nation Apart

Perhaps terrorists who choose to carry out their massacres with guns are actually “taking advantage” of American society in a different way than many liberals think.

Clinton
2016
The Machine Prevails

How machine-style politics helped Hillary Clinton win the Democratic nomination.

Crime and Punishment
The Brock Turner Dilemma

The problem with efforts to recall the judge in a Stanford sexual assault case.

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