A Sense of Belonging

Our schools are producing all manner of over-achievers. What they’re not producing anymore are citizens. And it’s liberalism that pays the price.

By E.D. Hirsch Jr.

Spring, No. 44 – 33 MIN READ

Was Justice Ginsburg Wrong?

It depends on whether you think Trump is just another presidential candidate.

By Nathan Pippenger

July 12, 2016, 2:08 pm – 3 MIN READ

The Donald, The Florentine, and Us

As a piece in the Los Angeles Review of Books suggests, Donald Trump is no Machiavellian prince—but then again, we're no Machiavellian citizenry.

By Nathan Pippenger

June 27, 2016, 6:23 pm – 3 MIN READ

The Wrong Way to Improve Civic Life

A piece in the Washington Post calls for taking away voter rights, but it can't quite explain why.

By Nathan Pippenger

May 25, 2016, 6:47 pm – 6 MIN READ