Writing in the New Republic, in 2005, less than a year after the reelection of George W. Bush had left many liberals feeling that they’…

I agree with nearly every word of Pete Spiliakos’s post in reaction to Ross Douthat’s (equally thoughtful) take on the marginalization of…

The year 2012 has been rough for several tribes to which I belong, including Red Sox fans, residents of downtown Manhattan, and (soon enough) middle-class…

In an unintentional contribution to the “fertility and decadence” debate provoked by Ross Douthat, the Frankfurter Allgemeiner Zeitung has a piece on Germany’s…

Matt Yglesias finds something to like and something to dislike in Ross Douthat’s recent column. Douthat observes that a robust birthrate is among…

Ross Douthat has a welcome pushback against liberal hubris in the wake of President Obama’s reelection. He writes: Liberals look at the Obama…