Media Mentions

The New York Times

This Maverick Thinker is the Karl Marx of Our Time

Who could have seen Donald Trump’s resounding victory coming? Ask the question of an American intellectual these days and you may meet with embittered silence. Ask a European intellectual and you will likely hear the name of Wolfgang Streeck, a German sociologist and theorist of capitalism.

Straight Arrow News

Russia-Ukraine war heating up as Biden exits, Trump returns

Trump has promised to bring the conflict in Ukraine to a swift close. President Vladimir Zelenskyy said the war will end “faster under Trump.” More than half of Ukrainians want a quick negotiated end to the war, according to recent polling. Vladimir Putin is reportedly open to talking.

Chronicles

Logos in the Land: “Can We Talk?”

Donald Trump has his own remarkable logos. In his case, there is a lively and active connection between logos as reason and logos as word, but it is a highly unconventional connection. Christopher Caldwell has an entertaining and instructive essay in the forthcoming issue of Claremont Review of Books, titled “Speaking Trumpian.”

Townhall

Strategic Deterrence: Biden vs. Trump | Seth Leibsohn & Ed Morrissey

In this episode, Seth Leibsohn and Ed Morrissey, of Hotair.com, discuss whether Trump has a post-election mandate, with Ed arguing that mandates are myths in the U.S. system, as presidents often misinterpret election results as broad approval for sweeping changes. They debate voter demographics and policy shifts, with Seth suggesting elections can still indicate ideological realignments despite national divisions. They also talk about Biden's ratcheting up tension between Russia and Ukraine by allowing Ukraine's use of long-range weapons.

Law & Liberty

After the DEI Bans

After the DEI bans, boards of trustees, university presidents, and state legislatures must begin the hard work of restoring educational excellence.