The Venezuelan Lessons
Nicolás Maduro committed the worst political crime imaginable: weakness. As I argued some time ago, there is only one real difference between a dictator and a legitimate ruler. A legitimate…
The Politics of Lost Dignity
In recent days, I have been returning to a simple but increasingly neglected idea: that a person’s core sense of identity should grow primarily out of the life he actually…
A Practical Note on New Year’s Resolutions
We tend to approach New Year’s resolutions in a predictable way: by targeting precisely those areas where we are weakest. This year, I will finally stop wasting time on Facebook.I…
In Defense of Personal Rule
In recent months I have published several essays arguing that the fundamental political struggle is not, in fact, between “democracy” and “authoritarianism,” but between a potential sovereign—call him a king,…
A World Without Socialism
I have been asked why I criticize liberalism here, why I criticize conservatism, and why I do not direct my fire against the third great ideology—socialism. The answer is simple:…
Gratitude for a Failing Regime
Christmas is, first and foremost, a season of gratitude—for family, for friends, for those closest to us. Yet for some people it has also become a season of gratitude for…