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by | Mar 1, 2025

Ben Jonson was a younger contemporary of Shakespeare. He was a playwright and poet of the highest caliber. The distance…

by | Feb 28, 2025

In an era where trust in institutions crumbles beneath the weight of partisan judges and zealous prosecutors, a forgotten cornerstone…

by | Feb 27, 2025

Disdain for the new president was palpable within the political, intellectual, and social establishment. Many members of his own Republican…

by | Feb 16, 2025

When I read that liberal Democrat officials in the state of Maine are defying federal law by rejecting President Trump’s…

by | Feb 1, 2025

Just last week, President Trump fired a large number of inspectors general. He had done much the same thing in…

by | Jan 4, 2025

Over the past few weeks, news outlets have been inundated with articles and opinions on President-elect Trump’s 15 choices for…

by | Jan 2, 2025

With the ringing in of 2025, a new chapter begins for America. The start of a new administration under Donald…

by | Dec 28, 2024

A New York Times story  last week reports fears by Democratic politicians of calls by some leading Republican politicians for…

by | Nov 4, 2024

Since spring, I have been sending regular dispatches to a small French review, Histoire et Liberté, on the progress of our…

by | Oct 18, 2024

VENICE, Italy — When Gasparo Contarini surveyed the political chaos of Italy’s city-states in the 1500s, he grew somber: “It…

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