The Great Trump War: Round Two
‘Despite unprecedented harassments, President Trump has had the most successful first term in US history except for Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Richard Nixon’
Be less kind
‘Common-sense kindness works through the golden rule—do as you would be done by. Wokeness replaces this delicate reciprocal balance with a sort of moral socialism—a blank cheque for whoever shouts loudest’
The point of church
‘Justin Welby’s edict went beyond what Downing Street sought in its social-distancing policies. Ministers had supposed churches might find safe ways to remain open. They were surprised the C of E was
Buda baby boomers
Hungary’s natalist policies are both generous and effective
Citizens’ Assemblies let the elite skew public debate
‘A Citizens’ Assembly is a useful way for politicians to unload a toxic issue onto 110 random citizens who will never face an electorate’
Don’t venerate the nation state
‘The nation state is not the endpoint of history, nor is it even a basic fact of human history’