Reflecting on the legacy of the 37th president.

Presentism: The view that everything we have now is more or less optimal and correct and without need of reform.

Peter Viereck valued rootedness and traditional institutions over the market, standing athwart fusionism, yelling stop.  

Decoupling from China will require changes to both policy and personnel.

Part two of two: America’s most modern region emerges.

Part one of two: Westward expansion and the American System’s unexpected triumph.