Victor Davis Hanson Essentially Called It in February
Robert Mueller’s investigation is done. There will be no more indictments and the existing indictments have nothing to do with his warrant—namely, claims that Donald […]
‘For the People’ Is a Censorship Bill, Plain and Simple
[fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] [fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] Campaign finance reform is all about “getting money out […]
A Republic, Not a Giant H.R. Department
How dumb is the 2020 presidential election campaign going to be? Unfathomably dumb. Breathtakingly dumb. Seriously; pretty dumb. And that’s just among the mainstream candidates. […]
Some Best Possible Outcomes of the Shutdown
The longest-lasting partial federal government shutdown in U.S. history affords President Trump the opportunity to kill off an over-the-hill political spectacle, drain some of the […]
Romney Is Wrong About the President and the Presidency
Oh, great. Mitt Romney is lecturing us about character and decency now. The new year is already shaping up to be a hectoring and annoying […]
Missing Dad and Taking Stock This Christmas
This will be the second Christmas holiday without my father. Although I miss him every day—we used to talk on the phone, like clockwork, at […]
Selling Political Canned Tuna to Voters Who Don’t Own Can Openers
This is not another opinion column picking on Millennials. I promise. This is, rather, an exhortation to Millennials—to all Americans, really—to think hard and think […]
Understanding the Weird World of California Conservatives
To be conservative in California can be frustrating. Republicans haven’t won a statewide election here in a decade. Conservative policy prescriptions—such as they are—don’t have […]
Requiem for John Cox
In the end, it wasn’t even close. John Cox, the venture capitalist and housing developer from San Diego by way of Chicago, was the third […]
For California Republicans, Political Revenge May Come in a Progressive Package
A case can be made for California Republicans and disaffected conservatives to vote for Kevin de León for U.S. Senate. Note my wording: I’m offering […]
Why Liberals Really Hate Trump
David Gelernter’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today hits on a theme we’ve emphasized here at American Greatness for the better part of two years […]
‘First Man’ Crashes and Burns
Get woke, go broke, as the sages say. Not even a rave review from Vox could save it. Breitbart’s John Nolte delivers the news: First […]
Post-Kavanaugh, the Culture War Will Only Get Worse
Did you hear Hillary Clinton talking about America’s cold civil war the other day? She didn’t call it that, but that’s what she meant. Just […]
Are We All Prisoners of Facebook?
Some people run afoul of Facebook’s rules and find themselves locked out of their accounts for a few hours or a few weeks. They call […]
15 Months After Steve Scalise Was Shot and Nearly Killed . . .
Somebody has doxxed U.S. Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Which is terrible, but doesn’t sound especially unsurprising in these […]
Why Obama Is Great for Republicans
Barack Obama is the best president Republicans have ever had. In his eight years in office, the 44th president helped deliver to the GOP (in […]
‘Donald Trump Is an Ideological Heretic. He Simply Must Be Stopped’
Liberal anti-Trump columnist Damon Linker alights upon what is, as far as I’m concerned, the most egregious and infuriating part of the anonymous White House […]
Being an Establishment Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry
You must read Spengler’s cold-eyed assessment of John McCain’s funeral, “A funeral for a world that never was,” at the Asia Times. “Senator McCain served […]
Imagine Trumpism Without Trump? It’s Easy If You Try
President Donald Trump is doomed for sure. Special counsel Robert Mueller is tightening the rope around the 45th president. It’s only a matter of time […]
F. H. Buckley on Trump vs. The New Class
F. H. Buckley’s new book, The Republican Workers Party, arrives in bookstores this week. In anticipation, Spectator USA has published an excerpt from the book’s […]