Climate Theory, Science, and Ideology
Because of a single imprecise remark, I have been asked repeatedly about my position on climate change. Allow me, therefore, to set the record straight in the following reflections. The…
Why the Label ‘Totalitarian’ Explains Nothing
Today I would like to briefly summarize Professor Budil’s interpretation of totalitarianism. What is the purpose of concepts? Each concept carries with it an entire field of associations that enables…
The Greatest Threat to Liberty
In the earliest days, banking was never a profession open to the ruling classes. It was relegated instead to those who belonged to despised, discriminated, or otherwise marginalized minorities. In…
Civil War or Political Violence?
In light of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I am once again asked whether the United States is on the brink of civil war. As so often, the answer depends…
The Case for a Right to Gender Indifference and others
At a seminar in the Czech parliament this week, a future member of parliament from the SPD (roughly analogous to Germany’s AfD) suggested that just as we now proclaim the…
The Lost Glamour of Progressivism
I had grown accustomed to thinking of nostalgia as belonging to the conservative side of today’s debates. It is conservatives, after all, who sometimes look back with a tear in…