We don’t need better saviors, we need better guardrails. In my new piece for @JoinPersuasion, I explain why strengthening institutional guardrails is the surest way to protect liberal democracy, regardless of who wins the next election.

Don’t miss my latest in @TheDispatch:.

Generate videos in just a few seconds. Try Grok Imagine, free for a limited time.

In our current discourse, “transparency” often comes at the cost of freedom. What if donor privacy is not a loophole—but a liberal safeguard?. When donors can give without fear of reprisal, civil society thrives. That’s not secrecy. That’s liberty.

RT @thedispatch: "The most serious threat to American pluralism is aimed not at the ballot box but at civil society, an often overlooked bu….

RT @TheIHS: Universities aren’t just schools—they’re where free citizens learn the habits of self-government. When they surrender autonomy,….

A university that must wait for political permission slips is no longer a university. It’s an instrument of the state. That’s the risk we face now, and Harvard is on the front line. My latest from @LiberalCurrents. 👇.

RT @TheIHS: Universities were built to serve free citizens, not political regimes. In @insidehighered, IHS President @ECWIHS makes the cas….

American universities were founded to nurture free minds, not compliant subjects. If higher ed is to remain a cornerstone of liberal democracy, it must reclaim the values that make dissent possible. My latest in @insidehighered:.

RT @TheIHS: When the printing press was invented, it sparked widespread fear. So did the radio and the internet. Today, it is AI. In her e….

If civic discourse is a muscle, America’s is atrophying. Let’s strengthen it again. Thank you @SL_Schaeffer @RSI for reminding us that liberty takes practice.

RT @JoinPersuasion: "Like the printing press, AI promises to render human labor on the whole more productive, not less." @ECWIHS on why we….

The real question isn’t whether AI will present disruption and challenge. Of course it will. The real question is whether we’ll respond with fear—or with trust in our capacity to adapt and thrive. Read my latest in @JoinPersuasion: .

But history reminds us: every major technological shift, the telegraph, radio, the internet, was met with panic. And yet, it was freedom, not restriction, that allowed those innovations to lift humanity.

When Gutenberg’s press disrupted the old ways, people feared the spread of misinformation, heresy, even chaos. Today, I see similar fears playing out with AI.

The marketplace of ideas isn’t combat. It’s a contest—and contests, unlike wars, can make everyone better. Disagreement doesn’t mean destruction. It's a chance to grow. Don’t miss my conversation with @SL_Schaeffer and @EliLake at @RSI’s 2025 Real Solutions Summit 👇.

The president's tariffs aren’t just economically reckless—they betray the principles that gave birth to the US. They sidestep Congress, defy the Constitution,& abandon our commitment to free exchange & consent of the governed. My latest @JoinPersuasion:

Markets and civil society rely on stable rules of the game. When government acts erratically, we’re much less likely to invest in America’s future. My latest for @JoinPersuasion:

RT @TheIHS: What happens when businesses can’t plan for the future? Uncertainty doesn’t just rattle confidence—it stifles innovation and pr….