Daniel Wiser

2 weeks ago | nationalaffairs.com | Howe Whitman III |Daniel Wiser |Jon Askonas

Media April 13, 2025 The left in America has long accused the right of advancing minority rule and rejecting the principles of democracy. Though there is some truth to that charge, it applies as much to the left itself as it does to the right. A closer look at housing and infrastructure regulations, public-employee unions, professional licensing, and the governance of higher education suggests that "minoritarianism" pervades our politics.

2 months ago | nationalaffairs.com | Howe Whitman III |Daniel Wiser |Jon Askonas |John Wood

February 16, 2025 Technology is a force for change in the world, both positive and negative. Its ability to rapidly transform our way of life poses an inherent challenge to families. If conservatives wish to restore the family as the foundation of our civilizational order, they must develop a comprehensive theory of technological change. Without it, new technologies will continue to heap disaster on the American family.

Sep 27, 2024 | nationalaffairs.com | Howe Whitman III |Daniel Wiser |Aaron Rothstein |Steven A. Camarota

September 29, 2024 In a disturbing development, assisted suicide and euthanasia have become more prevalent across the West in recent decades. Government and health authorities are encouraging voluntary death, even for patients who do not suffer from a terminal illness but are afflicted by disabilities, poverty, or loneliness. Guest Aaron Rothstein joins us to discuss the radical assumptions about life, death, and human nature that underlie the practice of euthanasia.

Aug 9, 2024 | nationalaffairs.com | Steven A. Camarota |Howe Whitman III |Daniel Wiser |John Shelton

August 11, 2024 The chaos at the border in recent years has cast into stark relief one of the central issues surrounding illegal immigration: its fiscal costs. Unfortunately, most discussions on the subject tend to be filled with misconceptions, half-truths, and even outright falsehoods. The evidence indicates that illegal immigrants are almost certainly a net drain on our public fisc — but not for the reasons many activists put forth.

Jun 18, 2024 | nationalaffairs.com | Howe Whitman III |Daniel Wiser |John Shelton |Dean Ball

June 23, 2024 Politics requires building coalitions in order to win elections. For those on the right, this means there is no alternative but to pursue some kind of fusionism among its competing elements. A revitalized fusionism would not look quite like the right's prior successful coalitions, however: It would need to account for 21st-century realities, which means it will need to put family policy at the forefront of its agenda.