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John Marshall, Federalist Papers, United States v. Nixon, Train v. City of New York (1973), Holtzman v. Schlesinger (1973),The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court (1992), Arthur Schlesinger, The Imperial Presidency, Supreme Court, Charles Beard, Robert Nisbet,
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November 1, 2025November 1, 2025View

Our Imperial Judiciary

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The federal courts have granted to themselves on their own authority overwhelming power over matters that before the middle of the 20th century were considered none of their business. They have turned virtually all political questions into legal ones.

Assessing Curtis Yarvin
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November 1, 2025November 12, 2025View

Assessing Curtis Yarvin

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Much of Curtis Yarvin's critique of the cult of democracy is true, though it's been said before. And his rise to prominence is a welcome sign in a conservative movement accustomed to canceling its dissidents.

Some Are More Equal than Others
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November 1, 2025November 19, 2025Reviews

Some Are More Equal than Others

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Economists of the left, such as Thomas Piketty and Michael Sandel, push utopian egalitarianism based on the premise that inequality is a social ill, rather than a universal feature of human society.

The Nightmare of Californication
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November 1, 2025November 10, 2025Reviews

The Nightmare of Californication

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"Fool's Gold" shows how the quality of life in Newsom's California is rapidly declining due to lawlessness, crippling regulations, and corruption within government, corporations, and the courts.

The Political Roots of Science
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November 1, 2025November 1, 2025Reviews

The Political Roots of Science

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Restoring Science and the Rule of Law by Michael Esfeld and Cristian Lopez Palgrave Macmillan 224 pp., $109.99 Modernity, we are told, was erected upon the twin pillars of empirical inquiry and individual sovereignty. The two now lay crushed beneath the weight of their own overgrown progeny: the scientistic priesthood and the goliath of welfare...

Henry A. Kissinger, Craig Mundie, Eric Schmidt, Stanley K. Ridgley, DEI Exposed: How the Biggest Con of the Century Almost Toppled Higher Education, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit,
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November 1, 2025June 15, 2026Reviews

Books in Brief: November 2025

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Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit, by Henry A. Kissinger, Craig Mundie, and Eric Schmidt (Little, Brown and Company; 288 pp., $30.00). This is Henry Kissinger’s last book. But, since he died before it was finished, it is disproportionately influenced by the former Nixon Secretary of State’s co-authors, executives from Microsoft and Google....

wokeism, Succession, Bridgerton, Yellowstone, The White Lotus, Palm Royale, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,
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November 1, 2025November 1, 2025Reviews

Downton Abbey Finally Wraps Up

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This is the third and mercifully final feature film in Julian Fellowes’s long-running 'Downton Abbey' franchise, which kicked off a wave of costumed period dramas characterized by cloying sentimentality and woke inclusivity.

Paul Gottfried, New World, This Happy Land, Jewish history,
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November 1, 2025November 1, 2025Society & Culture

When Jews Did the Charleston

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A new historical documentary series, 'This Happy Land,' reveals how Jewish immigrants were embraced in the early American South and adopted Southern culture—including support for the Confederate Army.