An Artful Immigration Deal Would Trade ‘Amnesty’ for the Wall
Ann Coulter’s tweets blasting President Trump’s immigration speech Saturday surely heartened many Trump enthusiasts. But they are going to have to get used to a […]
Market Fundamentalism or Love of Country?
Tucker Carlson’s much-discussed monologue last week leaves much to be desired. But factual errors or rhetorical excesses are not why it attracted vociferous criticism on […]
Can Ohio’s Sherrod Brown Return the Dems to Blue-Collar Roots?
Senator Sherrod Brown is one of many Democrats considering a run for the White House. His name likely does not ring a bell, as he […]
Les Macronables?
The late Chinese Premier Chou en-Lai is reputed to have said in 1971 that it was “too soon” to assess the impact of the French […]
A Bad Beat for Republicans—But Not Fraud
Plenty of Republicans and Trump fans are crying foul at the number of congressional seats that have moved towards the Democrats since Election Day. Insinuations […]
Arizona Illustrates the RINO Revenge
Arizona’s Senate race was perhaps the most surprising, and disturbing, midterm result for Republicans and Trump fans. Many struggle to understand how Barry Goldwater’s home […]
Four ‘What Ifs’ for the Midterms
With a few days to go to the midterms, the election’s direction is pretty clear. Democrats will do well everywhere except the Senate, where the […]
Blue Wave, Red Tide, or Something in Between?
Everyone recognizes the normally sleepy interlude between presidential races that we call the midterms has energized partisans on all sides, but the wide variation in […]
How Trump Might Persuade Immigrants to MAGA
President Trump’s focus on reducing immigration and controlling our borders is central to his agenda and appeal. That’s why Trump backers should read conservative writer […]
Trump Must Revive the Greatness Agenda Before It’s Too Late
President Trump cannot change America unless he assembles a strong, majority coalition behind him and his policies. So advocates of a Greatness Agenda should worry […]
Take Salena Zito Seriously and Literally
Intramural food fights about journalistic practices normally don’t attract my attention. The journalists I know, right and left, have their biases but are mostly honest […]
Trump’s Rise Was Written in Fort Madison, Iowa
If you want to understand Donald Trump, you need to understand pens. The modern luxury pen market was created by an Iowa entrepreneur, Walter Sheaffer, […]
Ohio Squeaker Shows GOP Has A Lot To Learn About Winning
Republicans and Trump supporters needed some good political news, and they got it Tuesday night in the special election for Ohio’s 12th Congressional District. Republican […]
The Blue-Collar Elephant in the Room
There’s an elephant in the Republican Party’s midterm room. Discussion about how to close the yawning generic ballot gap has focused on building the wall, […]
What Is America’s Role in the World Now?
President Trump’s Helsinki press conference set off a global firestorm. The president quickly backtracked on some of his comments and now the Kremlin is demurring […]
NeverTrump Bait and Switch: They Hate the Ideas, Not the Man
Michael Gerson, President George W. Bush’s head speechwriter, paid me the ultimate writer’s compliment last week: he attacked me in print. I count Michael as […]
The NeverTrump Dilemma
After “CBS Evening News” anchor Walter Cronkite said he no longer trusted America’s leaders regarding the Vietnam War, President Lyndon Johnson supposedly remarked, “If I’ve […]
Unforced Errors Drag Down the Greatness Agenda
President Trump’s job approval ratings had been rising for more than six months until last week. His rapid decline from 44.6 percent to 42.2 percent […]
Gaslighting Themselves: Why Trump Critics Miss the Obvious
Unlike many American Greatness readers, I both know and respect Bill Kristol. But a tweet of his on Monday crystallized for me why Trump opponents […]
The Trump Coalition and the Electoral College
The Electoral College has been in the news recently despite the fact that the presidential election is still over two years off. President Trump kicked […]