
“Democracy depends on heavy doses of civility. Since the American founding, we’ve suffered from bouts of incivility, from the sharp words of soundbites to much worse. When it happens, Americans often recognize it and demand more from themselves and their countrymen.” -Excerpt in today’s @NRO from my forthcoming book “What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience.” Reprinted with permission from Center Street, an imprint of Hachette Book Group. nationalreview.com/2026/05/the-ne…





















