Robert Tracinski of the Federalist responds to an argument that the Enlightenment has fallen short of providing an “ideal of rational justification.” Enlightenment ideas have a long track record, and…
Robert Tracinski explains in a Federalist column why he is not as excited as many of his ideological allies seem to be when it comes to the Supreme Court’s ruling…
Robert Tracinski of the Federalist traces the problem to the “social” part of the equation rather than the “media.” There is now widespread agreement that social media is a problem.…
Robert Tracinski writes at the Federalist website about the Trump administration’s rare opportunity for positive change in one troublesome part of the world. Over the past week, a new wave…
Robert Tracinski writes at the Federalist website that the U.S. House Freedom Caucus offered a silver lining during the dark clouds of debate over the now-scuttled American Health Care Act.…
Robert Tracinski explains at the Federalist website why the new EPA chief is right about carbon dioxide emissions. For pro-free-marketers, the big bright spot of the Trump administration is the…
Robert Tracinski uses a Federalist column to urge a simple approach to repealing the Affordable Care Act. Now Republicans are about to have control of the House, the Senate, and…
Robert Tracinski identifies for Federalist readers a disturbing trend among major stories from 2015. But the big new development in 2015 is that the left’s culture war came back to…
Robert Tracinski uses a Federalist column to pour cold water on those who believe the Paris climate talks produced much beyond — pardon the pun — hot air. … [T]he…
Robert Tracinski devotes a Federalist column to the impact of the second Republican presidential debate on the fortunes of two candidates. My premise is that the three people at the…
Robert Tracinski explains in a column for The Federalist website why Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel shouldn’t be the only one worrying about his failure to avoid a runoff in his…
Robert Tracinski examines for readers of The Federalist the implications of Democrats’ failure to win voters this year with the silly “war on women” message. As things started to look…