Timeless Principles

GCHQ director warns Britain has a narrowing window to keep its technological edge over China and Russia.

This is the sixth and final essay in a series on the Declaration of Independence, in recognition of ...

This is the third in a five-essay series on the Declaration of Independence, written for its 250th anniversary. ...

The Blueprint Was Always There

The consequences of ignoring market signals.

Evil’s most reliable allies are not hatred or malice, but weakness, fear, and conformity—the silent forces authorities use ...

Commentary Friedrich Nietzsche thought that the decline of the Christian religion in Europe would inevitably lead to a ...

Commentary At an April University of Texas gathering to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, ...

Commentary Having governments spy on citizens is a great way to reduce crime! Consider how many more criminals ...

Even in free societies, “the most intelligent and independent people cannot entirely escape [the] influence” of state propaganda.

This is a lightly edited transcript of a speech delivered by Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the United ...

Commentary You know this story. Drop a frog into boiling water, and it will scramble out immediately. But ...

Commentary We have been told for years that sometime out on the horizon, in about 2040, something profound ...

If the terms we use to identify injury are loosened from their moorings, our capacity for judgment is ...

Commentary Bugs, viruses, and sickness—these maladies creep into countless conversations as people wrestle with the question "How do ...

Commentary War is the most unrestrained expression of humanity’s destructive capacity, a setting in which order disintegrates, moral ...

Adam Smith recognized that true human flourishing requires more than riches.

Commentary Steps toward dismantling the Department of Education are greeted enthusiastically by Americans who believe that federal bureaucracies ...

Acknowledging mortality doesn’t just liberate us; it shapes our values. By recognizing death’s inevitability and learning not to ...

Commentary In 21st-century America, we live in a culture of deadlines, goals, and destinations. No matter how many ...

Commentary In 1997, Fred Rogers of the children’s television show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy ...

Commentary Among men on this Earth, there are really only two modes to human relations: friends and foes. ...

Commentary We are fast approaching the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence, written in 1776 to express ...

Commentary About 20 years ago, when I was married to my first husband, his brother—and one of my ...

Commentary For decades, Americans were told that the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the triumph of freedom ...

Commentary On Sept. 17, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz ...

This seemingly inconsequential found-footage documentary paints a profound portrait of early 20th-century Europe.