The Strong Do What They Can—and Suffer What They Must
This article explores the dynamics of power in international relations, examining how stronger nations navigate conflicts and the consequences they face in pursuing their interests.
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This article explores the dynamics of power in international relations, examining how stronger nations navigate conflicts and the consequences they face in pursuing their interests.
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The conflicts that took place elsewhere in the world have receded from our collective imagination, but the American rebellion was, in many ways, a sideshow to a far greater imperial drama
The President cashed in on his office to the tune of billions of dollars last year, largely through the sale of crypto tokens. His investors weren’t so fortunate
The Trump v. Barbara decision concerning birthright citizenship did not surprise me. Mass migration is the most explosive issue in today’s politics. It puts tremendous stress on the postwar. The post Birthright Citizenship Is Living on Borrowed Time appeared first on First Things
Toward a Rooted Universalism In the early 1920s, Jerusalem was a city charged with possibility and conflict in equal measure. The British Mandate had replaced four centuries of Ottoman rule. Jewish immigrants were arriving from Eastern Europe in increasing numbers, driven by persecution and by a dream: to rebuild a Jewish national home in the ancient land of Israel. Zionism was not merely a political program; it was an act of civilizational imagination—the attempt to create, from the fragment...
Rising Above the Slop Americans are not hopeful about their democracy. Imagining a future more free and equal than the past feels difficult; imagining twenty-first-century Americans authoring such a future feels nearly impossible. The atrophied democratic imagination is, of course, connected to broader trends in our culture. It’s obvious that some cultural practices can sustain democratic hope, while others—scrolling, posting, mindless shopping, disappearing into virtual worlds—leave it to de...
The article explores how Nigel Farage's significant wealth and lifestyle may impact his political career, raising questions about the potential consequences of his financial status on public perception.
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Three summer movies reflect a generation’s sensibilities