In its most charitable definition, “taking the red pill” means seeing through the comfortable left-leaning narrative pushed by politicians, entertainment moguls, academia and the media. Now other colors have entered the discourse: The “black pill” leads one to nihilism while the “white pill” moves one toward hope.

I’ve never been a pill-popper, but I enjoy Spencer Klavan’s concept of a quantum pill. At every stage of history, we stand at a point of unknowing. We have to be honest about the challenges we face and the difficulties in overcoming them, then make the best choice we can. ...

The only things within our control are the decisions we make today; what we do now will determine if the future is better or worse. In my view, conservatism will lead to better outcomes than progressivism, but the term “conservative” no longer really describes what the American right is aiming for.