Cross Purposes by Jonathan Rauch review – crises for Christianity and democracy The Atlantic contributor frets about religion, politics and America – and the questions he poses are existential The Guardian - US · Feb 17, 2025
Top-Down Political Cowardice Helped Make Charlie Hebdo a Lonely Target From Jimmy Carter to Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama to John Kerry, politicians have led the abandonment of free speech. Reason · Jan 7, 2025
On the Missions of Academic Institutions As long as academic institutions place social justice goals ahead of truth seeking and knowledge creation, they will lose the respect of the public and will not live up to their potential. Reason · Sep 13, 2024
Is AI Like the Internet, or Something Stranger? David Brin, Robin Hanson, Mike Godwin, and others describe the future of artificial intelligence. Reason · May 5, 2024
Justice O'Connor and If I haven't had anything to say on occasion of the death of Justice O'Connor; there just doesn't seem to be anything to add beyond what others have said. (I particularly recommend Jonathan Rauch's remembrance and reflection.) But I did notice that Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's homily at the funeral quoted… Reason · Dec 19, 2023
L.A.'s Leaked City Council Tape Reminds Us Why 'Smoke-Filled Rooms' Are Bad A lack of transparency doesn't make politicians better people. Reason · Oct 13, 2022