Who, if anyone, or what, if anything, is in charge?
In many ways this is the question of the age, inspiring passionate debates across the ideological spectrum, with divergent answers springing not just from left and right but from every …
The Cult of Safety Explodes
It was the 1970s. Dry cleaning bags lurked quietly behind couches waiting patiently for the opportunity to pounce on the hapless child who dropped a Lego nearby. Unguarded five-gallon buckets stood brazenly in the middle of basement floors hoping to entice their …
Movies Came to Life in 2020
I no longer watch much television, but I’ve taken the few occasions I do to establish a tradition I think reinforces the themes of healthy masculinity for my three boys. I call it Manly Movie Night.
I initially began my …
The Painless Extinction of Formerly Free Australia
The Demise of Frogs
If you place a frog in cool water and slowly raise the temperature, it’s said that you can boil it without it noticing and fighting to free itself. I never tested this, as I liked frogs …
There is Yet Hope for the Beauty of Cities
I’m writing on the morning of my 61st birthday — a phrase that does not trip off the tongue, or emerge easily on the keyboard! I am the only one awake yet — Brian is still asleep, and Loki, his …
Reflections on Brownstone’s Conference
The 2023 Brownstone Conference and Gala was truly an uplifting experience, with so many individuals from very different backgrounds and belief systems gathering for the noble cause of battling for the truth against those who have pushed an agenda of …
Flagellantism Is the New Political Ritual
The old FedEx envelope was clever, a work of art even, optimistic and colorful, signifying speed and progress. What a beautiful contrast to the plainness of the US Postal Service. For years, I can recall dropping off these treasures and …
What is the Measure of True Freedom?
The measure of freedom in any society is the degree of inclusion for those who stand on the margins, those who linger on the edge, and those who suffer in silence. The potential and eventual realisation of inclusion is evidence …
My Colleagues’ Right to Say Terrible Things
Federal law, drawing on the US Constitution, recognizes only two types of speech: protected and unprotected. That is no less true today than it was before the current conflict broke out in the Middle East.
Unprotected speech is a very …
Nick Hudson On Covid And The State of The World
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“We approach the truth by degrees – we never quite attain it. But we can reject bad ideas because we see in the world around us instances of disaster…when certain explanations are tried and …
The US has Lost its First-World Status
Everything is dirty. Nothing works. But everything’s also more expensive. And oh, by the way, you don’t have privacy anymore.
That is how I described life in the US to a friend who had been living abroad for a bit …
The Munk Debate on the Crisis of Liberalism
On Friday, George Will squared off against Sohrab Ahmari in the Munk debate on “the crisis of liberalism.” But the crisis didn’t come up.
Will is a prominent conservative commentator who writes for the Washington Post. Ahmari is an author, …
Confronting Pandemic Tyranny
I am pleased to share this splendid review of The New Abnormal by Paul Seaton, originally published in Law and Liberty.
In 2019, Aaron Kheriaty was a professor of psychiatry and chair of medical ethics at the University of California …
Liberal as a Political Adjective: 1769–1824
The digitization of text has enabled us to prove that liberalism started with Adam Smith and friends. Liberalism 1.0 was Smithian liberalism.
I show the origins, nature, and character of liberalism 1.0 in a new study, “‘Liberal’ as a Political …
Covid in the Age of Woke
Before I start, let me pose a question for you to ponder. How many people around the world have been helped to retain their sanity, and perhaps even to escape self-harm, by the existence of entities like Brownstone in America …