A Journal of Ideas

Michael Kazin

Is the Age of Equality Over?

Some people sure seem to think it should be. Actually, some people have thought this for a very long time.

Fall 2026, No. 82 – 11 MIN READ

Are the Parties Dying?

Spring 2018, No. 48 – 43 MIN READ

When the Great Decline Began

September 11, 2041: Historians are a contentious bunch. Give them a truly momentous change or event, and they will argue endlessly about why it occurred. Scholars still dont agree about the causes of the French Revolution or World War I...

Fall 2011, No. 22 – 5 MIN READ

God and Woman at Wasilla

Remember when religious populism walked hand-in-hand with economic populism? Neither does Sarah Palin.

Spring 2010, No. 16 – 14 MIN READ

At the Vanguard

Communist governments created totalitarian nightmares. But ironically, communist movements often helped advance a liberal agenda.

Summer 2007, No. 5 – 14 MIN READ