Trump and Stupidity

30 Jan 2025I define stupidity as ignoring the question: What would happen next? By that definition, the Trump administration has produced volleys of it.

How Trump Will Fail

24 Jan 2025The problem with populism is that it doesn’t work.

Pete Hegseth Is the Secretary of Defense We Deserve

16 Jan 2025If you thought the former TV host would be asked important questions at his confirmation hearing, you are under the illusion that we live in a serious country.

The Character-Building Tool Kit

10 Jan 2025Learning to care for others or the common good should be a fundamental part of education.

The Sidney Awards

28 Jan 2025A revelatory portrait, an “American Vulcan,” a sober take on DOGE and more.

The Shock of Faith: It’s Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be

20 Dec 2024The word “faith” implies the possession of something, whereas I experience faith as a yearning for something beautiful that I can sense but not fully grasp.

The Inverted Morality of MAGA

02 Dec 2024Trumpism represents an alternative value system. The people I regard as upright and admirable MAGA regards as morally disgraceful.

Why We Got It So Wrong

15 Nov 2024It turns out a lot of people don’t behave like ambassadors from this or that group. They think for themselves in unexpected ways.

Voters to Elites: Do You See Me Now?

07 Nov 2024Donald Trump is a monstrous narcissist, but there’s something off about an educated class that looks in the mirror of society and sees only itself.

The Trump/Harris Election: Four Columnists Imagine America’s Future

05 Nov 2024Who will win the presidency, House and Senate? What is the election about? And what happens next for America?