It's become something of a Thanksgiving tradition that each year we are treated to the same tired op-eds about how the story of the first Thanksgiving is fake and we should feel guilty about making this continent our home and what a difficult day this is for Native Americans. One suspects that this year that tradition may be nearly dead. There are plenty of things wrong with Donald Trump as a political leader, but his 2024 victory is undeniably a victory over a class of scolds who have taken the view that the problem with America is that our public is uniquely morally bad and the only way to...

Democrats have been breathlessly insisting that if Donald Trump is elected again that this could be our last election. That is obvious nonsense, but as the journalist Walter Kirn recently pointed out, “with their wanton rhetoric, they've also made many of us never want another one.” While many Americans, myself included, are addicted to following electoral politics, these idiotic contests are clearly bad for society and caring about them is bad for us an individuals. Further, constant electioneering prevents our government from functioning, as there is no time to govern well and be rewarded...