Accept the Results
The only thing that seems almost certain about the 2020 election is that the losing side will refuse to accept the results. It is the short route to chaos.
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Disney’s Mulan Virus
The paean to tribalism is pleasing to China — and profitable. The girl-power plot is tired.
Churchill, the Blitz, and Moral Leadership
It is impossible to imagine the citizens of London standing firm during their supreme hour of crisis without Winston Churchill in the center of the storm.
The Case for Private Education Co-operatives
Local, voluntary, accountable private schools could break teachers’-unions’ stranglehold while helping kids and strengthening communities.
The Coming Bout of COVID Polarization
An early flu season — something spreading in late September or October in a state such as Minnesota or Wisconsin — could bring us to a boiling point.
The Art of Parallel Purposes
The island lives of two very different artists can teach us a few things about the commonalities worth conserving in America.
Is Nationalism Curative or Fatal?
Shared sacrifice for the sake of others is a boon, but some varieties of nationalism are performative and selfish.
Joe Biden Needs Schooling in the Thought of John Paul II
America could benefit from serious engagement with The Gospel of Life.
Faustian Fear: COVID-19 and Suffering in America
Large swaths of Americans fundamentally approach the risk of death differently.
Universities Circumvent New Title IX Regulations
They continue to compromise free speech and due process.
Trump Can’t Defund New York
The administration’s attempted defunding of disorderly cities will likely not amount to much.
The New York Attorney General’s Postal Service Lawsuit Is Mostly Junk Mail
To the extent the suit’s complaints have any validity, only the most boring might apply.