Ethics

Machiavelli, Col. Jessup and the Leaders We Need

Col. Jessup and Machiavelli agree: sometimes, you need to stop moralizing and do what needs to be done for the sake of national self-preservation

Never Pay the Ransom

Lessons from the British Poet Rudyard Kipling warn of appeasement to aggressors, drawing on the lessons of history

Slouching Towards Technocracy

The most essential political choice facing America today is between democracy and technocracy, and it is vital we choose the former.

The Ten Commandments and Political Paradox

We must always foster a love that has a capacity for forgiveness with a vigilance to observe and enforce the law.

Sex in Space

We can treat gender dysphoric persons with dignity and respect as American citizens without violating the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.

Chesterton and Eugenics: A Man against A Fashion

Chesterton was conscious that to stand for eugenics or against it was to stand for evil or good in forms as absolute as can be found.

Reckoning with Colonialism

Nigel Biggar’s new book is a spirited, well-argued defense of British history against its popular progressive detractors.

Star Wars, Tolkien, and Religion: Belief Matters

Tolkien and Lucas have tales of myth, but they have been so popular because their themes resonate so clearly with real life.

Heroes and Anti-Heroes: A Teachable Moment for the Next Generation

With the lines between good and evil portrayed as ever blurrier, distinguishing heroes, villains, and anti-heroes is critical