Philosophical Politics

Americans have long trusted in the durability of their institutions, as if the Constitution itself were a kind of armor.

The recent momentum to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files has reanimated an unresolved moral dilemma that now lies at the heart of modern American political allegiance.

This essay extends a critical reflection on two philosophical articles written by the late Harry Neumann—*”Nihilist Desperation”* and *”Liberal Education: The Beckmann Retrospective”*, published in the *Claremont Review of Books*—and draws on them to refl…

The philosophical defense of Donald Trump by factions associated with the Claremont Institute and Hillsdale College represents not merely a political miscalculation, but a profound intellectual and moral abdication.

Introduction The problem of tyranny—of a ruler who governs to gratify himself at the expense of justice, community, and truth—has occupied philosophers since antiquity.

The phenomenon of Donald Trump’s public remarks about his daughter Ivanka—comments that range from admiring her physical beauty to openly stating he would date her if she were not his offspring—demands philosophical scrutiny.

Introduction The collapse of republics and the rise of autocracy is a recurring pattern in political history.

These are the top 12 predictions I have for the next four years.

Jonathan Last of the Bulwark has recently made a point of suggesting that Americans will support a tyrant so long as he is their tyrant.

The fall of Kabul in 2021 after 20 years of war, unleashed a torrent of commentary.