For the Week of November 24, 2025

Saudi Arabia holds the key to Middle East peace – but the window is closing fast: Success would hand President Trump a once-in-a-generation foreign policy triumph, while redefining Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's global legacy and delivering the first truly stable Middle East in generations, argues Mehrdad Marty Youssefiani

Some thoughts on the traditional context of romance, marriage, and sexuality (Part One): Mark Wegierski begins a highly important series of pieces exploring why traditional societies maintained conservative, structured sexual norms historically

The Blue-Green Axis: Much more than a dalliance: More than a few have wondered how New York City could elect a mayor who was both a Muslim and a communist -- two groups one would think are opposed -- but Todd C. Gregory and Erik Gregory argue that the alliance makes philosophical sense

Trump turning 'Arctic Frost' around on perpetrators: With proof now that the Biden administration colluded with local prosecutors who targeted those questioned the 2020 election, Donald Trump is set to strike back, writes Rachel Alexander

'Tis the season for TDS family fractures: At the end of the year, when families gather to celebrate and give thanks, unfortunately, some gatherings reveal broken relationships for reasons that were inconceivable a decade ago, writes Mark Alexander

An analysis Mikie Sherrill's utility price freeze plan: Mikie Sherrill ran, and in part won, the governorship of New Jersey promising to freeze utility prices. Josiah Crabtree doesn't think much of her plan

The ESG ROI reckoning is coming: Corporations have been spending big on ESG for years -- whatever the reason -- but Stefan Padfield says questions are beginning to be raised as to what they're actually getting for their money

Productivity, GDP per capita, and babies: Politicians, pundits and experts of every flavour is bemoaning the continually falling birthrates of the West...but is it actually a problem? Abigail Zhu weighs in on the matter

Elinor Ostrom on her Nobel Prize speech: Nobel Prize winner and economist Elinor Ostrom argued that small communities could allocate their resources far more effectively than governments and the market. Ellie Pewett says the real world proved her correct

Milton Friedman's Free to Choose: "Cradle to Grave": The welfare state ostensibly has noble goals, writes Hudson Murphy, but reality has generally proved them to be mostly a failure

Debt black hole putting increasing stress on American consumers: Consumer debt hit its highest levels since early 2020, writes Mike Maharrey, and Americans are beginning to feel the pressure of multiple pain points beginning to converge

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