The Case for “Retreatism” in the Trump Era

Over the last century there is a rich tradition of conservative and libertarian intellectuals who, feeling as alienated from politics as Brooks and Sullivan do, decided that their best option was to retreat from the ideological marketplace and cultivate their Continue reading The Case for “Retreatism” in the Trump Era

Christina Hoff Sommers: What Should Trump Read?

But McCloskey's perspective is complemented by personal, human traits; “McCloskey's 'humane libertarianism' (her term) is perfectly suited to what ails modern America,” Hoff Sommers tells me. “While the president might enjoy McCloskey's economics—save for the part about free trade—the lesson Continue reading Christina Hoff Sommers: What Should Trump Read?