The Medieval origin of universities sheds some light on how they ought to function in mass society.

The supermajoritarian rules of the upcoming papal conclave can teach us something about how representative bodies pursue consensus.

Francis made progressive politics his lodestar. The result was a failed papacy.

A Law & Liberty symposium on Quentin Skinner's Liberty as Independence.

The late Mario Vargas Llosa shows how literature can help us resist the base impulses of populism, nationalism, and authoritarian politics.

Space travel raises some hard moral questions, but Bong Joon Ho's newest film doesn't explore them.

The War that Changed America reflects on Americans' own indecision about what the Vietnam War meant.

A recent cancellation poses a challenge to Princeton’s newfound commitment to free speech.

Governments often find ways to pay the full amount without paying the full value, but there are limits to how long that can work.

Far from being consigned to the “ash heap of history,” the utopianism of the Radical Enlightenment continues to inspire far-left activism.

Today, instead of denoting any coherent view on foreign policy, realism has come to signify almost nothing but a rhetorical affectation.

Adolescence could have been a profound tale, but instead it is a hackneyed assault on responsible men.

Forbidden "bone music" kept culture alive through the Soviet Union's most repressive years.

Federal control over education has grown so powerful because progressives empowered the government for their own ideological goals.