The Pope and the President
The Italians have a venerable national tradition of commenting on papal controversies. This month, the Italian journal of geopolitics, Limes, has weighed in.
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America Is Not Caught in a ‘Thucydides Trap’!
The distinguished political scientist Graham Allison, author of the 2015 Atlantic article “The Thucydides Trap,” argued that often in history an established…
The Supervised Public Sphere
The Reflex In late April of 2026, a German podcast called “Ungeskriptet” (Unscripted) released a four-and-a-half-hour episode featuring a conversation between…
Part II: The Politicization of the Federal Courts During the Second Trump Presidency
“So long as the judiciary remains truly distinct from both the legislature and the Executive. . . . Liberty can have nothing to fear from the judiciary alone…
Jim Crow and the Blame Game
“Riders up!” is the familiar cry that starts a horse race, as it did this year at the 153rd running of the Kentucky Derby. And then, as the horses make their…
Book Review: ‘Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000’
When three of the world’s most formidable economic historians collaborate on a single volume, the result commands serious attention. Two Paths to Prosperity…
The Marxist in the Machine
Our fears for the future of robot intelligence almost inevitably end in spectacular fashion, with nuclear explosions and slaughter on a planetary scale.
Movie Review: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’
The subhead of the New York Times review of The Devil Wears Prada 2 reads as follows: “In this sequel, Andy (Anne Hathaway) and Miranda (Meryl Streep) encounter…
Trump’s Cuba Gambit
A few weeks ago, the mainstream media was in full panic mode, warning that President Trump was planning to invade Cuba. These claims were overheated and…
Democrats, GOP Defectors Block Women’s History Museum Bill after ‘Biological Women’ Language Added
House Democrats joined six Republicans on Thursday to derail legislation advancing the long-delayed Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum after…