A Journal of Ideas

Paul Ryan

The Obsolescence of Being Earnest

Paul Ryan steps down from Congress and joins his ideological ally Arthur Brooks in retirement. How should we interpret the legacy of these earnest pseudo-wonks?

By Nathan Pippenger

The Battle of Ideas in the New Gilded Age

Freedom's just another word for being left to defend yourself against impersonal economic forces that will crush you like a bug.

By Nathan Pippenger

A Great Debate We’re Not Having

Why the current debate over health care could use a bit more political theory and a lot less wonkery.

By Kevin Mattson