The Repository
Prohibition and Civilization
“The ideals and instruments of Puritanism are simply unworthy of a free people.”
The Character of Sir Robert Peel
“No man has come so near our definition of a constitutional statesman—the powers of a first-rate man and the creed of a second-rate man.”
On the Spirit of Patriotism
The obligations of a prudent opposition.
Declaring War Doesn’t Make It Right
The challenge of democratic accountability in foreign policy.
What Are the Costs of a Foreign Occupation?
“The American people have got this one question to answer.”
The Cult of the Colossal
What it means to lose–and rediscover–the “human measure.”
MORE FROM The Repository
‘She Goes Not Abroad in Search of Monsters to Destroy’
America’s glory is not dominion, but liberty.
What Is a Traditional Society?
Why we should never separate morality and humanity from economics.
Isaiah Berlin’s “Two Concepts of Liberty”
A conservative anarchist reflects on freedom “positive” and “negative.”
The Republic of Baseball
We are players or spectators of other sports, but citizens of baseball.
Where Are the American Conservatives?
Conservatives endure social reform with a conservative spirit. They don’t systematically oppose it.
The Making of a Common Will
The art of governing by the consent of 100 million opinions
The Mystery of Woodrow Wilson
Governor Wilson, endearing, courteous, became President, aloof, dictatorial, opportunistic.
Aphorisms on Moral Judgments in History
Good and evil lie close together. Seek no artistic unity in character.
Evolution, Individualism, and the End of the Family
The philosophies of the 19th century—statist and individualist alike—set the scene for social decay.
What America Can Learn from Kutusov
From education to decentralization, the Russian who beat Napoleon teaches victory by retreat.
