In the Tradition of Liberty.
In the Tradition of Liberty.
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Ronald W. Dworkin
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If history is any guide, it is unwise for European royals to marry Americans. The marriage of King Edward VIII to twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson led him to abdicate the British throne and live in France. The more recent marriage of Prince Harry to once-divorced American media personality Meghan Markle resulted in his giving…
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Many visiting European novelists wrote disparaging things about America. Georges Duhamel (1884-1966), author of America, the Menace, was probably the meanest of the French writers. The harshest among the English novelists—and arguably the harshest of them all—was Duhamel’s contemporary Rudyard Kipling, who lived in Vermont from 1892 to 1896, then traveled through America in 1899. This…
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Whenever starting a new job, a piece of sound advice is “don’t complain.” You’re new. The system pre-dates you. You don’t want to get a reputation for being difficult, as the perception will likely haunt you for years. At the same time, you have ideas of your own. You approach the system with fresh eyes.…
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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,…