Julius Krein

It’s amusing to watch the Biden circus but frightening to consider that nobody’s in charge. Securing the Nation Without a positive vision of the nation, there is no national security. What follows is an excerpt from Julius Krein’s essay, “Securing the Nat... See more

The Trump administration has been clear-eyed about the shift from a unipolar, hegemonic American-led global order to a multipolar one in which the United States will be, though still the strongest, one of many poles. 1 In recognition of this strategic rea... See more

In Ancient Greek, the term phárm ă kon (φάρμακον) has a variety of meanings, some of them contradictory. In its most basic definition, the phárm ă kon is a drug that can either be curative or poisonous. Another definition, which folds these two meanings i... See more

Not long after President Donald Trump announced “Liberation Day” on April 2, 2025, reactions at home and abroad ranged from protracted stock market volatility to suspense and speculation about megadeals to come. But one thing was clear: this administratio... See more

REVIEW ESSAY Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy by Chris Hughes Simon & Schuster, 2025, 480 pages “Face blindness,” or prosopagnosia, is a condition in which a person cannot recognize human faces, at times not even the... See more