Daniel McCarthy is the editor in chief of Modern Age.
Ralph Fiennes and the Shakespeare Theatre Company bring a timely tragedy of succession to the nation’s capital.
In the wrong hands, it can easily lead to endless and perverse questioning of everything.
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Democracy needs the virtue of liberality, not the ideology of liberalism.
Seven decades later, we are still drawing from the work of conservatives in 1953.
Conservatives’ political victories need to be matched by the power to shape minds and lives.
The moment of unity following the death of Elizabeth II reminds us of the importance of honoring our own political traditions.
Rights, for good or ill, are only as secure as the public’s long-run commitment to them.
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The American left has nowhere to go but down—yet what will replace it?
Religious faith and a robust patriotism defeated tyranny and won the Cold War. They can defeat today’s illiberal elites and win the war for America’s soul.
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