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Diana Schaub on Lincoln’s Political Thought: The Lyceum Address and The Gettysburg Address
The speeches of Abraham Lincoln are well known for their enduring importance in the history of the United States. But they also remain incredibly sig…
7 years ago
Aaron Friedberg: On the Rise of China and the Strategic Threat to the United States
Is China already a serious strategic threat to the United States? If so, how should the United States respond to its rise as a regional and global po…
7 years ago
John J. DiIulio Jr.: Big Government, Then and Now
Surveys tell us that Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with government institutions—from Congress and federal agencies to state and local gover…
7 years ago
A Conversation with Charles Krauthammer
Born in 1950 in New York City and raised in Montreal, Charles Krauthammer, who died on June 21, 2018, was an indispensable voice in American public l…
7 years, 1 month ago
Harvey Mansfield on Tocqueville’s Democracy in America
Why is Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America the best book “ever written on democracy and the best ever written on America?” Why is it indispe…
7 years, 1 month ago
Jim Manzi: On Global Warming, Climate Change, and What To Do About It
How should we think about global warming and climate change? How can we develop a sensible strategy to confront a problem for which the risks are inh…
7 years, 1 month ago
Edward Conard: Economic Growth, Innovation, and Middle-Class Prosperity
On how we can sustain economic growth, spur innovation, improve productivity, and ensure greater prosperity for the middle class. In this Conversatio…
7 years, 2 months ago
Andrew Ferguson on Identity Politics and American Culture
What is “identity politics”? How has it changed American culture? What are its political ramifications? In this podcast, the author and Atlantic Staf…
7 years, 2 months ago
Paul Cantor on the Dark Side of the American Dream
“[America], which promises freedom, can’t guarantee that freedom won’t be misused.” So argues Paul Cantor in our new Conversation. Drawing on his new…
7 years, 3 months ago
Robert Kagan on Authoritarianism and the Threat to the Liberal Democratic Order
Does the rise of authoritarian powers represent an ideological threat to liberal democracy—or just a strategic challenge? Why must America defend the…
7 years, 3 months ago