Killing opponents is democratic
A third of Democratic Party voters are sorry that the assassination of Trump was not successful. Or maybe even more so. But a third openly admitted it in polling. As…
Uninteresting even to your enemies
Secret deals are part of politics. Although they are non-binding in principle, they nonetheless express the current positions of two or more parties (or at least the willingness to pretend…
On free markets and free people
Yesterday I wrote here about J.D. Vance’s rejection of free market ideals. Some may find this strange because there is a fallacy in the air about the supposed relationship between…
The end of the Reagan Alliance
The Unherd reprinted an article by J.D. Vance yesterday that was originally published there in 2019. The basic message is that conservatives should break with free-market liberals. Of course, the…
Trump’s brain
Much has been written in recent hours about James Donald Vance, Donald Trump’s choice for vice-presidential candidate. I don’t want to go back to individual statements or positions and pick…
What Trump can change and what he can’t
Trump’s chances are going up fast, and while his victory is far from certain, the question of what it would mean is pertinent. There are views that liberal democracy is…