CONSERVATIVSM & GERMANY

A new Library of America edition of John Quincy Adams’s writings demonstrates the enduring appeal—and real shortcomings—of his revolutionary conservatism.
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The Global Order of Free Rides
Return to Mogadishu
The Dutch Roots of American Liberty

Instead of sea power, the next imperialists will depend on microchip power.
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Unholy War
A Defense of Constitutional Traditions

Pierre Manent’s Fruitful “Triangle”
Business and Human Flourishing
Contingency in the American Revolution

The outcome of the War for Independence might have been entirely different if even the smallest events had happened differently.
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The Fed’s Big Conflict of Interest

Who Are the Real “Realists”?

Governments often find ways to pay the full amount without paying the full value, but there are limits to how long that can work.
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The persistent abuse of executive orders is a direct consequence of the breakdown of the separation of powers and the expansion of federal authority.
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The Nostalgia for Dark Satanic Mills
A Touch of Aristocracy

Markets provide the space in which civil society, social capital, and associational life thrives. Commerce and social life go hand-in-hand.
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Reining in the Spies

Plato in Syracuse

A more unified executive branch will not address the unique problems of our current political context.
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Can We Restore American Print Journalism?

Conservatism in Germany may have fallen on hard times, but a group of thinkers from its past can help us recover the best of its tradition.
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The Blatant Lie of Germany’s Elite