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At the beginning of the Iraq War, David Frum published an article in National Review entitled “Unpatriotic Conservatives,” attacking those on the right opposed to the war—including the founders of this magazine, Patrick J. Buchanan, Scott McConnell, and Taki Theodoracopulos. Almost a quarter-century later, Frum’s arguments stand out as particularly lazy and dishonest smears. Almost […] The post ‘Unpatriotic Conservatives’ Redux appeared first on The American Conservative
Wittgenstein’s Apocalypse “It isn’t absurd,” the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote in 1947, “to believe that the age of science and technology is the beginning of the end for humanity.” The proposition is looking less absurd by the day: AI may eventually turn on us; industrialization has turned the planet against us; social media is turning us against each other; and nuclear weapons linger just offstage, waiting for another turn. What Wittgenstein—and the many other Romantically inclined ...
Utah is implementing an ambitious plan to address the alarming decline of the Great Salt Lake, aiming to restore its vital ecosystem and mitigate environmental impacts.
The authors add a fifth school year (2024–2025) to the American School District Panel’s annual tracking of educator turnover rates. Estimates from district leaders suggest a continued downward trend in turnover rates among teachers and principals
The war in Iran is a reminder that market movements can play an important role in the president’s decision making
We’re starting to give AI agents real autonomy, but are we prepared for what could happen next? This subscriber-only eBook explores this and angles from experts, such as “If we continue on the current path … we are basically playing Russian roulette with humanity.” by Grace Huckins June 12, 2025 Related Stories: Access all subscriber-only…
Mastering the Four Arguments:The Classical Art of Persuasive Writingby gregory roperencounter books, 192 pages, $29.99 A major problem facing classical education is that there are too many books. Imagine. The post The Art of Arguing Well appeared first on First Things