The Hyperlocal Beat
The Batavian is both crux of local culture, and beacon to small-town America newspapers.
In Ukraine, Not All Uprisings Are Equal
Friends of peace and limited government shouldn’t mistake which protests have followed a democratic course.
What Austen Taught Me
The great novelist’s books teach lessons in virtue alongside the romance.
Peter King and the Hawks’ Hysterical Attacks on Rand Paul
Those accusing the Kentucky senator of fear-mongering should look in the mirror.
An Officer Corps That Can’t Score
How military careerism breeds habits of defeat
McArdle’s Guide to Failing Well
Failure terrifies Americans into fragility, quite unnecessarily.
Don Draper Returns for One Last Shot at Salvation
Will Dick Whitman be able to save his persona’s soul?
The Dangers of Naïve Diplomacy
Ignoring Russia’s relevant interests has imperiled Ukraine’s turn westward.
Immigration, Yes—and No
A trimmer’s case against open borders and closed minds
Cannabis Goes Corporate
As marijuana moves from the shadows to the marketplace, regulators fear another Big Tobacco.
A Turning Point on Crony Capitalism?
Sen. Mike Lee and others in the GOP confront the Export-Import bank—and corporate welfare.
John Wayne’s Lost Legacy
Hollywood’s icon of masculinity acted like he lived: plainly and honestly.
How Dante Saved My Life
A midlife crisis is cured by The Divine Comedy
Prohibition and Civilization
“The ideals and instruments of Puritanism are simply unworthy of a free people.”
The Character of Sir Robert Peel
“No man has come so near our definition of a constitutional statesman—the powers of a first-rate man and the creed of a second-rate man.”
TAC CLASSICS
Up From Conservatism
America needs a better Right than the GOP can provide.
Rod Dreher
GLSEN’s Bullying In School
Rod Dreher
SoCons Damned If They Do — And If They Don’t
Rod Dreher
Portlandia Sharia: No Way To Live
Rod Dreher
Moralistic Therapeutic Diversity