
The Myth of Progressive Expertise
The Gospel of Expertise One essential principle of Progressivism and the Progressive Project is that society should be governed not
The Gospel of Expertise One essential principle of Progressivism and the Progressive Project is that society should be governed not
Same Game, Different Jerseys I’ve long believed—and long said—that dividing the political world into “left” and “right”
Rational Skepticism vs. Tribal Dogma I’m skeptical of most things. There are only a handful of propositions that strike
Judgment Is Not the Enemy—Nonsense Is I think drawing distinctions between human beings based on the color of their
The Idiot in Chief of Law Enforcement Yes, I spend entirely too much time on these pages complaining about stupid
Partisanship Turns Brilliant Men into Morons Walsh’s Second Law of Politics reads as follows: Partisanship turns even the most
In 2009, the Obama Administration imposed a sweeping consent decree on Westchester County, New York, settling a lawsuit that alleged
Nothing to Buy During a recent visit to her office in the Little Havana district of Miami—and after an
Do You Even Independence? Power, Persuasion, and the Idiocy of Politics I have long argued that decent people do not
And They Rule You I like Jeffrey Goldberg. I admit it. Guilty as charged. I know him, of course, only
Sometime during my senior year in high school, I found myself in need of a signature from Dr. Thomas Hasenpflug.
I’ve been an enthusiastic walker, hiker, and sometimes skier for decades. Every year for the last fifteen, I’ve walked or run over three million steps. Probably even more before that, but back then, I wasn’t counting.