March 24, 2025

Men in high places, from having less personal interest in the characters of others—being safe from them—are commonly less acute observers,

Kim Campbell, the first female prime minister of Canada, was right when she said a 47-day-long election campaign (Imagine a campaign of only 47 days!) was not enough time to reconsider the nation’s social programs. But she was wrong to say so.

Our tradition is one of protest and revolt, and it is stultifying to celebrate the rebels of the past