A special debt of gratitude goes to the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation and Searle Freedom Trust. I also want to thank David DesRosiers, Roger Kimball, Sam Schneider, Kacey Chuilli, and Carol Mann. I’ve had the good fortune to work at the Wall Street Journal for the past twenty years, where I developed the ideas explored in this book. I thank all of my colleagues on the editorial page for their support and encouragement. Finally, my wife, Naomi, made it possible for me to write at home during evenings and on weekends with three small children around. She then read and helped edit the manuscript. I thank her for her insights, her patience, and her indulgence.