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The Right’s Future Must be Parallel, and Counter-Revolutionary
What I Told National Conservatives in Brussels
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First Things Essay, NatCon
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On fortifying managed democracy from ‘political interference’
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The China Convergence
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The West’s Anti-Colonial Struggle is Real
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The World Order Reset
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A Prophecy of Evil: Tolkien, Lewis, and Technocratic Nihilism
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Why the Constitution Won't Save You
On the conquest of America’s unwritten constitution
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Interview: Ryszard Legutko
Liberal Democracy, Communism, and totalitarian temptations in free societies
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A Better Model of Political Categories
Don’t let the PEMRs win
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Confucius Says “lol, lmao”
On the very basics of governance
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Poland and the Demon in Democracy
Liberal authoritarianism’s tusks have been bared across the West
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The Rise of the Right-Wing Progressives
Addressing some recent confusions
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The West’s Anti-Colonial Struggle is Real
Just not in the direction typically assumed
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Woke: Collectivist or Individualist?
A short debate
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The Greatness of Simplicity
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The Upheaval
The Upheaval
Exploring the shared upheavals of our era, including technological and cultural change, the ideological revolution consuming the West, the rise of China, and the crisis of liberalism.
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