In pursuit of greater taxing power, some progressives want to throw out direct democracy altogether.

Instead of sea power, the next imperialists will depend on microchip power.

A new Library of America edition of John Quincy Adams’s writings demonstrates the enduring appeal—and real shortcomings—of his revolutionary conservatism.

Severance gives a chilling perspective on the problem of alienation.

The US complains that other countries take too much and give too little—but it also extracts value in ways no other country can.

Netflix's Surviving Black Hawk Down is a missed opportunity to discuss the place of humanitarian interventions in American foreign policy. 

New York would never be the Puritans' austere city on a hill, yet it became America’s vibrant heart of capitalism.

With AI, the belief that developed countries need to import substantial numbers of laborers is outdated.

The stand of the militiamen at Lexington and Concord is a vital touchstone of America’s constitutional tradition.

Daniel J. Mahoney joins the podcast, discussing his new book The Persistence of the Ideological Lie.