Nicholas McGinnisThe Metastasizing Cancer of the Southern Strategy‘Identity politics,’ you can read or hear on the news, ‘is cancer.’ What is this ‘cancer’? As one Republican politician — Rep. Dan…21 min read·Aug 9, 2019--2--2
Nicholas McGinnisThe System That Wasn’t There: Ayn Rand’s Failed PhilosophyAuthor’s note: I wrote this piece in 2012 for the Rotman Institute’s philosophy blog. I am re-printing it here, with a few minor…34 min read·May 4, 2018----
Nicholas McGinnisOrder, but by Subordination: Jordan Peterson’s Reactionary Mind“The result is, order cannot be had but by subordination.” Boswell, Life of Johnson.26 min read·Apr 11, 2018--7--7
Nicholas McGinnisReading Irving Kristol in the AnthropoceneThe New York Times, upon his death, called Irving Kristol ‘the godfather of neo-conservatism.’ Conservatism conserves; it stands to reason…8 min read·Mar 29, 2018----