Brownstone Category
This Silence Is Not Golden
At least the UK held public hearings, even if they were gamed from the start. There is a smidgeon of…
The Multifront Attack on Elon Musk
Elon Musk is the world’s richest man but also the number one target of the world’s richest governments and their…
What Will Become of Cities?
Everyone was supposed to be back at the office by now. It’s not really happening, however, and this has huge…
It’s Not Too Early to Name the Decade
The New Yorker is running a contest. What should we call our era? Some possible candidates: Terrible Twenties, the Age…
The Historian of Decline: Ludwig von Mises’s Relevance Today
[This piece was commissioned by Hillsdale College and presented on campus October 27, 2023] It’s an impossible task to explain…
Come On, Peggy Noonan, Just Say You Were Wrong
The answer to the question “Will they ever admit to being wrong?” is of course: no. I’m speaking in particular…
When Nearly All Governments in the World Met Their Match
What was the fundamental error of the Covid response? We’ve yet to come to terms with it. It traces to…
Flagellantism Is the New Political Ritual
The old FedEx envelope was clever, a work of art even, optimistic and colorful, signifying speed and progress. What a…
The Declaration That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen
It’s been a continuing mystery for three years, at least to me but many others too. In October 2020, in…
Anti-Lockdown Goes Mainstream
It’s a shift worth marking. New York Magazine is featuring an article called “COVID Lockdowns Were a Giant Experiment. It…