Rethinking Gerontocracy
Lately I keep seeing comments about gerontocracy—the claim that the current crisis is the result of the world being governed by old men. Perhaps this is a good moment to…
A World of the Needlessly Frustrated
It was only during the recent debates over the American strike on Iran that I was struck by how much intellectual damage is done by the constant invocation of “international…
Reflections on the Persian War
Everyone is waiting for a comment on the strike against Iran. But anything I wrote right now would be a first take. A second look requires more time. Let me…
The Epstein Hunt
The Epstein affair is fascinating from many angles. One uncomfortable question lingers in the background: why is there such intense interest among certain powerful men in very young girls? An…
Iran May Be Europe’s Future
One of the most unfortunate legacies of primitive religious thinking is the belief that everything in the world has a single cause. Either the Jews are responsible for everything, or…
The Price of Fanaticism
Certain economic arrangements encourage certain political programs. When economic pressures favor real production over finance, and local or regional enterprise over global abstraction, they tend to strengthen conservative instincts and…