Essays
All essays
"Woke" racism and what both extremes have in common
The case for civic nationalism, why it's uncontroversial for most of the country, and how both ends of the spectrum end up with the same logic.
The Norman Yoke
The complaint that England's rulers are estranged from its people has a radical history that doesn't fit today's political labels.
The custodians
Defending free speech, equal treatment and secular law can now get someone called conservative. The principles still deserve to be called liberal.
The words have stopped working
Left and right can identify an allegiance without explaining a belief. We need to ask more specific questions.
Left and right aren't enough.
How the four lines workExplore how your views fit across our four political lines.
Free thinker v establishment
How much should we defer to experts and institutions?
Rooted v cosmopolitan
How much does where we come from matter?
National v global
Who should have the final say over our laws?
Conserving v progressing
What should change, and what should be kept?
