What Young Men of Courage Teach Us about Ourselves
You might have seen a headline or two about how “Students in Trump Hats Mock Native American.” The story is a carefully crafted piece of […]
Populism, Elitism, and the Principle of Human Equality
We can’t seem to get away from populism in today’s political discussions. People disagree about what the term means, but R.R. Reno put it concisely: […]
A Nonpartisan Military Means a Political Military
President Trump’s visit to Iraq stirred up some discussion about the politicization of the military because some soldiers held up Trump flags and asked him […]
Trump, Scientism, and Puerto Rico
With Hurricane Florence churning over the Carolinas, the media seems to be licking its lips in anticipation of President Trump’s “Katrina moment.” Trump isn’t playing […]
Why Cold-Hearted Law Enforcement Is Necessary
In recent weeks, the story of the wife of a U.S. Marine who was forced to leave the country because she was an illegal alien […]
Marxism in the Mainstream
Don’t miss the significance of the Sarah Jeong affair. In this story freedom of speech, double standards, and the question of whether someone should be […]
Trumping the Black Vote
If Donald Trump wants to highlight his desire for national unity and expand the ranks of Republican voters, he might think about visiting Chicago. Chicago […]
Do Fake News and Corruption Change How We Think?
The release this week of the redacted Carter Page FISA warrant has generated metric tons of fake news and confirmed just how corrupt our institutions […]
Trump, Russia, and Manufactured Hysteria
It’s been a week filled with manufactured hysteria. After his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, President Trump was accused of denying American […]
Trumping Experts and Russia
Watching the political class melt down on Twitter and in the media in the wake of President Trump’s Monday press conference with Vladimir Putin, I […]
Trumping Freedom of Association
The owner of the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave because the proprietor and her staff did not want […]
Trumping the Rule of Law
The outrage over the “crisis at the border” raises a question about the principles of NeverTrump conservatives. They whine about President Trump undermining or attacking […]
Kevin Williamson, Abortion, and Extremism
This weekend, Kevin Williamson finally offered his side of the story in his predictable firing by the Atlantic in the Wall Street Journal. In his […]
Time to Take on the Military-Political Complex
Michael Walsh wrote an excellent article recently in which he did something that is essential to making America great again: he took on the military. […]
Stop Whining, Start Winning
I’m a fan of President Trump. And I’m a fan of his tweeting. But even I can see that two of the president’s recent tweets […]
Cowards and Losers: Name One, Forget the Other
This is an ugly article, but it has to be written. The news broke Thursday that a pathetic excuse for a man named Scot Peterson […]
Men With Chests and Those Without
Last week’s mass shooting at a Florida high school reminds us yet again that to live well—to live free—requires men with chests. That is a […]
Trump, Football, and Natural Right(s)
Sunday was a rough day for the NFL and for football fans. U.S. Senator Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), never one to miss an opportunity to oppose […]
The Game for the 2018 Elections
In a recent stunt on the Senate floor, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) forced a vote on the use of the 2001 Authorization for Use of […]
Trumping Afghanistan
Like many long-time Trump supporters, I, too, was disappointed with the president’s announcement of a “new strategy” for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. I was hoping […]