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Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. During 2019, he is serving on the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff in the office of the secretary. He is a 2017 winner of the ...
Conservatives Can Unite Around the Constitution
After their dismal performance in November, conservatives are taking stock...
Notable and Quotable: Peter Berkowitz on the contradictions within conservatism.
Both the quest for purity and the quest for unity [among conservatives] are misguided...
Conservative Politicians Are Not Museum Curators
In a thoughtful consideration of the state of the conservative movement, Peter Berkowitz writes of fellow conservatives: “They should distinguish among what they can alter, what they must accept and what they should embrace.
PSU Debate Covers Human Rights and Rules of War
Human Rights attorney Scott Horton debated Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Peter Berkowitz on human rights and the rules of warfare in a debate organized by the Pomona Student Union on Mar. 4 at 7 p.m. in Edmunds Ballroom. . . .
How to Bring Conservatives Together
Raise the banner of individual liberty and govern under it.
The Plague Of Identity Politics, Part Two
A Misguided Resolution To The Culture Wars
Thirty years after the phrase came into vogue, the culture wars are alive and well—and more heated and complex than ever. A comprehensive peace is not in the cards.
Peggy Noonan's Words To Live By
In a June 4, 2010, Wall Street Journal column, republished in her new collection, “The Time of Our Lives,” Peggy Noonan tells the heartbreaking story of 28-year-old Detroit Tigers’ pitcher Armando Galarraga.
That Was Fast
Not long ago, same-sex marriage was a cause advanced by a handful of activists. Now it’s the law of the land. How did that happen?
Reporter's Book Details 'False Evidence' Against 'Scooter' Libby
A new book by former New York Times reporter Judith Miller, "The Story: A Reporter's Journey", claims that former White House adviser I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted of obstruction of justice and perjury through improperly manipulated testimony and withholding of crucial evidence in his 2007 trial.
Do Campuses Tilt Left?
Every once in a while, something you read is so otherwise inexplicable that satire seems the safest bet...
When Academic Freedom Lost its Meaning
Late last week, the University of Nebraska rescinded an invitation to William Ayers to speak on its campus after the election...
Obama and Islam: A Tale of Three Speeches
Speeches -- even or especially when they are intended to obscure the truth -- reveal something of the convictions of the speech giver and clarify his opinions about the character of his audience.
The Poverty of Obama's Pragmatism
During his meteoric rise to the White House, President Obama was touted as a pragmatist -- one who overcomes ideology, transcends partisanship, and focuses on the practical and doable. The stunning repudiation of the president’s leadership on Nov. 4 exhibits the poverty of his brand of pragmatism.
Tradition--The Beating Heart Of A Democracy
Conservatives have enjoyed quite a comeback since the winter of 2009. But the inherent tension in the conservative imperative to blend liberty and tradition ensures that their path forward will be anything but certain.
The Perils Of Moral Narcissism
Bernie Sanders’ failed Democratic Party insurgency and Donald Trump’s hostile takeover of the Republican Party reflect a dangerous fissure that has opened between the people and the establishment.
'We Are In For A Pretty Long Civil War'
In back rooms and think tanks, Republicans are already mourning their party—and plotting the fight over who’s going to be in it after Trump.
Moderation Is In Short Supply-- And Much Needed
Moderation—the tendency to avoid the extremes and strike sensible balances—does not appear to be President Trump’s strong suit. That so much of the opposition to him is bereft of this much-disparaged but essential virtue poses an even more alarming threat to the long-term public interest.
What Elites Still Don't Understand About Populism
According to prominent members of the progressive elite — and a few members of the conservative elite — the election of Donald Trump signaled the rise in the United States of fascism or racism or both.