Did Oppenheimer’s dalliances with communism or his outspoken views on the control of nuclear weapons cause his fall?

David Krugler considers:
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In 'Reflections on the Revolution in France', Burke argues the state is more than a contract—it's a partnership across generations. Max Skjönsberg revisits this classic, revealing its implications on modern political thought.

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'It would seem more beneficial to drop the dramatic narratives of conceptual warfare in favor of the more fruitful, albeit less exciting, work of studying American institutions and looking for improvements to remedy them and achieve a consensus for reform'
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'Where once conservatism, liberalism, and radicalism had meant something substantive, by the 1970s they had all become so many strains of power-seeking.'

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. Titus Techera reveals how Guy Ritchie's cinematic journey from rogue to respectable mirrors his characters: Men of action challenging societal limits. His storytelling calls for a restoration of bold, unapologetic leadership in an era of cultural shifts.

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In 'Knife', Salman Rushdie merges personal tragedy with powerful meditations on free speech, showcasing how language can be both a shield and a weapon in the fight against oppression.

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'We will not move closer toward Coleman Hughes’s colorblind ideal unless more people across our racial, ideological, and partisan divides are willing to set aside their resentments, giving up the unwholesome pleasures that the victimhood mentality can provide.'
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Friday reads: Mark Hemingway for The Federalist, Vikram Murthi for The Nation, George Hawley for Law & Liberty, Kirsten Fleming for New York Post, Daniel Schillinger for The Point Magazine, Greta Rainbow for Los Angeles Review of Books, Joe Nocera for The Free Press, and many others.

'Did Oppenheimer’s dalliances with communism or his outspoken views on the control of nuclear weapons cause his fall?' - David Krugler

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Rushdie's new book 'Knife' delivers a masterclass in storytelling, turning his harrowing experiences into a profound reflection on the impact and necessity of free speech in today’s world.
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'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' encapsulates Ritchie's vision of cinema as the last bastion of freedom for storytelling about men's adventures, blending historical daring with a critique of modern sensibilities.

The latest from Titus Techera
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'Since 10/7 social justice advocates have become more obviously apocalyptic, intimidating students, silencing speech and assaulting the idea... that knowledge is founded on reason, not force.' - Matt Wolfson
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'Societies nearly always shudder when groundbreaking new technologies emerge; with time, people adapt, turning new tech into beneficial uses.' - David B. McGarry
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'The word ‘neoliberal’ has its own pedigree. Today, however, it functions as an epithet used by the Left—and now the New Right that populates many conservative institutions—to stigmatize people and ideas.'

More from contributing editor Samuel Gregg:
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This is an incredible piece.

I love how Rojas invites us to consider not just the anti-socialist implications of the failure of Casa Grande, but the deeper idea that the organizing principles of 'soft socialism' may fail to deliver for the same reasons.

Banfield's Government

'Are our politicians worse than they used to be... or is it that we simply know more about them because the channels of communication are so much wider? At any rate, trust in authority of most kinds has declined.' - Theodore Dalrymple
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Matt Wolfson Matt Wolfson considers the ways that power has corrupted our university system. And wonders why we've stopped thinking systematically about how that dynamic works. From Law & Liberty:

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Campus unrest and the debate over Affirmative Action and DEI reveal deeper issues in higher education's relationship with power and its original purpose.

Our latest essay from Matt Wolfson:
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In his first book, Coleman Hughes challenges the prevailing narratives on race.

George Hawley's review of 'The End of Race Politics' highlights the call for a colorblind approach to heal America.
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