In the Tradition of Liberty.
In the Tradition of Liberty.
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Ronald W. Dworkin
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During my psychiatry rotation in medical school, I learned to divide patients with personality disorders into “onions” and “garlics.” The “onions” were offensive to others and knew they were offensive, such as those with depressive personalities. The “garlics” were offensive to others but didn’t know they were offensive, such as those with paranoid or histrionic…
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America makes the world think of wealth and power, but it also makes the world think of childish behavior. A certain juvenile tendency cuts across political categories. On the left, for example, when Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election, some of his supporters apparently believed they would no longer have to pay rent. It’s…
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I began reading the great (and not so great) novels during my twenties as a pleasant distraction from studying medicine. I read more during my thirties while studying political science—again, just for fun. Most of the novels that I read were published sometime between 1800 and 1950, before the greatness in novels dropped off considerably. …
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Early twentieth century writer G.K. Chesterton describes an absurdity in English social policy reminiscent of Oliver Lee Bateman’s interesting and provocative FUSION essay on reforming our criminal justice and mental health systems. Chesterton observes that a certain branch of English law once told people “to do something.” For example, it told a slave or a…
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On July 24, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.” The order reversed several decades of federal policy toward the homeless, which had been geared toward creating more permanent housing and more voluntary services. Going forward, the focus is to be on mental illness and substance abuse,…