Kristol Joins Forces With the Left in Nazi Smear of Trump Aide
The Weekly Standard last week revealed the name of the anonymous author of the highly influential “Flight 93 Election” essay as Michael Anton. He was a senior […]
Yes, America First
President Trump’s first inaugural address—there will be a second—was crisp and powerful. In it, he signalled the dawn of a new era in American politics. […]
Decius Won A Sidney!
A crown of laurels is due to our own Publius Decius Mus. He won a Sidney Award from David Brooks in the New York Times for […]
Winning the War and Losing the Peace
The campaign didn’t end on election night. That’s the message for America from the bipartisan uniparty headquartered in Washington, D.C.—the one that Trump supporters voted […]
The President Who Never Was
President-elect Donald Trump has already made President Obama irrelevant. He not only commands the media spotlight, as presidents-elect are wont to do, but in effect […]
Trump’s Taiwan Call Advances U.S. Interests
America’s foreign policy elites are in an uproar. Again. Or maybe it’s still. It’s hard to keep track of where one censorious tantrum ends and […]
Why Mattis is right for Secretary of Defense with Dr. Mac Owens
Dr. Mackubin Owens (bio below) joins us to explain why General James Mattis is the right man to head the Department of Defense. Owens, a […]
To Whom Are We Thankful?
Today is the day we set aside in America to express our thanks. Thanksgiving is an American distinctive with deep religious roots. We pause as […]
Stephen Bannon, Trump’s Presidential Rhetoric & More on NPR’s Morning Edition
I joined David Greene on NPR’s Morning Edition today for 2 segments. The longer segment was a discussion of Stephen Bannon and his appoint as […]
Who’s Deplorable Now?
Hillary Clinton infamously called Trump supporters a “basket of deplorables” during the campaign. She added that we’re irredeemable too – a possibly inadvertent dog-whistle that […]
Shall We Wake the President
Dr. Tevi Troy has quite literally written the book on how American presidents handle crisis. Dr. Troy worked in the George W. Bush White House […]
Why We Should Hope for More Candidates Like Donald Trump
My final thoughts before the election were published this morning in The Washington Post and they turned to the future. We don’t yet know the […]
How to Think About the Future of the GOP (Part 1)
The fight for the future of the Republican Party is on. Conservatism, Inc., it’s longtime patron and protector, is the incumbent, but it’s become clear […]
What Caused the Conservative Crack Up?
Steve Hayward has written an indispensable guide to what he calls the “conservative Black Swan event” precipitated by the candidacy of Donald Trump. Few could have […]
The Consequences of Conservative Stockholm Syndrome (PODCAST)
Ideas have consequences. That’s what conservative intellectuals have been telling us for more than half a century – longer really as this is a truth […]
Trump: An American Journey – Interview with Biographer Marc Fisher (PODCAST)
We talk to Marc Fisher, author of the excellent new biography of Trump Reveal: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money & Power. Fisher spent […]
The Gospel According to Erick Erickson
Where do we start with Erick Erickson? Is it the holier-than-thou hectoring, the bad theology, or his penchant for anathematizing other Christians? Erickson is one […]
Trump Tapes Reveal GOP Is Unserious
Republicans rarely miss an opportunity to major in minors. No matter is too trivial to devote the entire attention of the Republican Party. Remember, this […]
A Rebirth of Americanism and the Sovereignty of the People (PODCAST)
Managing editor Ben Boychuk joins me again to discuss the politics of the Pence-Kaine debate. We all know Kaine face-planted, but what does it mean for […]
How Checklist Conservatism Failed America
Conservatives have long believed that they were the only ones who could save America and return her to her former glory. But it turns out, […]