Essays

Let's Not Sleepwalk Into Calamity

Complacency has hurt us in the past, so we must avoid it today

May 16 •

Scott McWilliams

Under the Golden Arches

How McDonald's embodies America

Apr 22 •

Scott McWilliams

My Child Would Never

On the Limits of Acceptance

Mar 24 •

Scott McWilliams

Against Catastrophism

Are we going to squander this moment with our pessimism?

Feb 21 •

Scott McWilliams

Just Following Orders,

Or: How to Escape the Sneering and Just Say No

Jan 17 •

Scott McWilliams

Why the Public Needs to Hear America's Story Again (And Why Historians Aren't Telling It) | Free-Talk Friday

Nov 22, 2024 •

Scott McWilliams

When the Watchmen are Wrong

On the Perils of Academic Gatekeeping | Theory Thursday #1

Nov 7, 2024 •

Scott McWilliams

A Search for the Cities of Gold

Travel Log Tuesday #1: The various mythical places the Spanish never found

Oct 22, 2024 •

Scott McWilliams

"An Early Modern Odysseus"

Man Monday #1: The Tales of Squanto

Oct 7, 2024 •

Scott McWilliams

"When Others are Sleeping Mine Eyes are Weeping"

Woman Wednesday: The Abduction of Mary Rowlandson

Sep 25, 2024 •

Scott McWilliams

"Why Didn't I Learn This in High School"

You probably did

Aug 9, 2024 •

Scott McWilliams

An Unstable Equilibrium - Prelude to Revolt

Anatomy of Revolution, Part 1

Jul 19, 2024 •

Scott McWilliams

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