As Goes Reid, So Goes America (Maybe, Unfortunately)
Harry Reid's election in Nevada is all about an argument over the direction of the American system. Would that we could argue about the nature of that system instead.
Facebook and Friendship
Does the risk-free security of a screen hamper the development of real friendships?
The Cost of Everything
Without proper accounting, there can be neither honest pricing nor clean water.
Gridlock and the Common Good
Events may soon conspire to force a conversation about the common good and the limits of power. Until that happens, gridlock may be the best option.
The Social Network Fantasy
In today’s Los Angeles Times, Neil Gabler has an insightful piece on the way in which the “gang of friends” has become the dominant social group on American television.
My Kind of General
The great '60s-'70s R&B singer General Johnson has died. The pacific General wrote the antiwar and pro-home anthem "Bring the Boys Home"
Hadley Arkes on Free Speech
Writing at Public Discourse (of which I am the managing editor), Hadley Arkes criticizes conservatives and liberals and defends the notion that communities can...