Strength Without Fanaticism
It has become fashionable to publish conversations with artificial intelligence. I am fortunate enough to be able to draw on conversations with natural intelligence. I correspond with several thoughtful readers,…
Seven Theses on Birth Rates
First. Pro-natalist policies remain important. At the same time, we must recognize that they are, in effect, a way of compensating for the free-riding of childless people and those with…
The Forbidden Sound
I did not live through those times. I know them only from books. But apparently, under both the Nazis and the Communists, jazz music was considered inherently subversive. Simply by…
Europe’s Failure to Protect
The borders of the Schengen Area are open to virtually anyone who has a passport and can afford a few dollars, and Muslim communities have emerged in every country of…
The Last Moral Advantage
The foundational legitimizing myth of today’s liberal regime is that it is justified simply—and, in fact, solely—by its moral superiority to the former Communist one. Even if nothing goes right…
Desire and Rejection
A colleague accuses me of getting evolutionary principles wrong. We are arguing over whether women’s unavailability increases men’s interest, and whether women really use it that way. In fact, these…