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Category Archives: America
Why Does Israel Matter So Much In American Politics?
As a Zionist and a convert to Orthodox Judaism, I care passionately about Israel, but I don’t know why non-Jewish Americans should be passionate, either pro or con, about Israel. Gemini says: From a strictly “realist” international relations perspective—where nations … Continue reading
The Great Bifurcation: Talent Migration and the Rise of Parallel Institutions
Ross Douthat writes: Across a wide range of elite professions, from academia to journalism to entertainment, the new system significantly changed who was hired and promoted by seemingly discriminating against younger white men. The “young” part is crucial because, as … Continue reading
The Tucker Question: Is Narrative Replacing Politics? (11-30-25)
01:00 Train Dreams (2025), https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16521207:30 Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan — People Have No Idea What’s About To Happen After | John Mearsheimer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rmlLaSG8aY13:30 The blind spots in John J. Mearsheimer’s offensive realism 16:00 Is Tucker more or less influential now … Continue reading
Why The Right Is Flamboyant While The Left Is Academic
LF: “One reason that the left seem like old fuddy duddies is that they run the institutions, so they have responsibility and have to watch what they say. The right doesn’t run much and so they can be more flamboyant. … Continue reading
Active-duty service members should refuse illegal orders
Denotation and connotation were the whole story in that six-Democrats video. The denotative meaning was banal. “Active-duty service members cannot follow illegal orders” is straight out of military law. No one disputes it. It is the kind of line that … Continue reading
The Rise Of Parallel Institutions
A whole ecosystem of parallel institutions has sprung up on the American right. Not the old-line movement infrastructure like Heritage or National Review, but new media companies, new schools, new financial platforms, and new health communities that try to bypass … Continue reading
The New Villain Influencer On The Right
There is always a new “villain” influencer on the right because the movement runs on a cycle of emotional intensity rather than institutional stability. Each generation of right-wing audiences needs a figure who tests boundaries so aggressively that the rest … Continue reading
The Right’s Class Split
The modern right is split by class, and the divide is deeper than ideology. It’s a psychological split, a cultural split, and a status split. On one side are the upper-middle-class suburban conservatives who read National Review, watch Fox’s daytime … Continue reading
Post-Liberalism
The post-liberal temptation keeps pulling in young intellectuals because it promises depth without demanding the actual burdens that come with throwing out liberalism. It offers a sense of rebellion, moral clarity, and civilizational purpose. The people who flirt with it … Continue reading
The Right’s Authenticity Obsession
The new right’s obsession with authenticity didn’t come out of nowhere. It’s the natural result of a culture where institutions collapsed, expertise lost prestige, and every public figure feels like they’re reading from a script. In that world, “he says … Continue reading