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Bowling Alone on Christmas in Bedford Falls
by Daniel Nuccio at Brownstone Institute
Growing up, Christmas was not a holiday in my family but a season. Every year on Black Friday Eve, following a bountiful feast at my mother’s family …
Empowered by the State, Condemned by the Crisis: The Purdue Paradox
by Randall Bock at Brownstone Institute
Purdue Pharma’s story unfolds as a Shakespearean tragedy. Like Julius Caesar, whose ascent was made possible by those who later betrayed him, Purdue …
Twee tea towels; tubby Toby jugs; cigar-puffing cosplayers. Churchill’s apotheosis surely ranks among the most odd developments in British cultural life. He has grown so larger-than-life that one in five teens thinks he’s a fictional character. And for some, moist-eyed …
Something Wicked Your Way Comes
by Ann Bauer at Brownstone Institute
The biggest surprise of my November 2024—and remember, that’s a pretty high bar—was that I didn’t totally hate Wicked: Part One.
Are the songs inane and forgettable? God yes, …
Our Last Innocent Moment Is Our First Step Forward
by Julie Ponesse at Brownstone Institute
This lecture takes us back into history for two reasons. First, it reminds us of a Canadian who was looking at the Canada of his …
It isn’t unusual for the tail to wag the dog. Time and again in history, the powers that be have been deemed unfit for purpose. Hence the need for another locus for real power — the political aide. Kings have …
Nixon Versus McGovern 2.0? Not so Fast!
by Steven Kritz at Brownstone Institute
In early August, I wrote an essay posted in Brownstone Journal entitled, “Nixon vs. McGovern 2.0.” I sought to demonstrate that the most useful way of looking …
Three Modes of Mike Benz
by Daniel Klein at Brownstone Institute
Michael Benz has four things going for him: (1) remarkable knowledge; (2) sharp insight; (3) remarkable verbal clarity and color; (4) wisdom and virtue, by my reading.
And fifth: …
Loss of the Medical Mezoi and Medical Citizenship
by Russ Gonnering at Brownstone Institute
We are living amid a Great Ethical Collapse. Medicine has failed us in the past four years. But that failure has been part of a much …
Dissent: Gaps in the Regime
by Bert Olivier at Brownstone Institute
At certain times in history, sometimes protracted events have occurred that demonstrated the power of dissent – that (as far as we know) uniquely human capacity to express strong …
The Hidden RKI File
by Robert Kogon at Brownstone Institute
When the leaked “RKI Files” were unveiled at a July 23rd press conference in Berlin, Aya Velazquez, who served as the conduit for the leak, proudly declared that the documents …
Trump’s 19th-Century Solution to Fiscal Disaster
by David Stockman at Brownstone Institute
In the last weeks of the campaign, Donald Trump is slicing and dicing the Federal income tax nearly as fast as he served up fries at the McDonald’s …
History Rhymes: Freedom from Fear
by James Bovard at Brownstone Institute
“Freedom from fear” was a prime justification for many of the most oppressive Covid pandemic policies. As Georgetown University Law professor Lawrence Gostin declared in late 2021, “COVID-19 vaccines …
Is the Influenza Threat Exaggerated?
by Tom Jefferson at Brownstone Institute
I beg all of you who were or will be offered an influenza vaccination to consider the content of this post when deciding whether to accept.
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The Global Assault on Religious Freedom
by Brownstone Institute at Brownstone Institute
Aspiring tyrants are now brazen in their crusade against free speech. John Kerry, Tim Walz, Hillary Clinton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Kentanji Brown Jackson, Letitia James, and their allies in …