A Shrill and Vituperative Critic, In Context
Last week, the American Conservative published a headline that, with the addition of a little profanity, would fit right in on the bathroom wall of […]
American Conservatism
Fake News and Junk Science: Stronger Together!
If you voted for President Trump last fall, David A. Graham at The Atlantic says he has “good news and bad news” about your mental capacities. The […]
Goodbye Joe Scarborough . . . Hello, Kid Rock
Joe Scarborough is out and Kid Rock is in. Joe made official his departure from the Republican Party this week, following in the footsteps of […]
American Greatness: Year One
Today marks the first anniversary of American Greatness. Birthdays, naturally, should be celebratory occasions. As an upstart publication that arrived in the midst of a […]
The Hollowness of the Conservative Intellectual Elite
The rise of Donald Trump not only highlights the fecklessness of the political class but also the blindness of the conservative intellectual elite. Conservatism Inc., […]
The Curious Case of Ben Sasse
Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska has become something of a lightning rod on the Right. Many movement conservatives are drawn to his erudite and scholarly […]
Milo Yiannopoulos’ ‘Dangerous’: A Manifesto for the Transgressive Right
When the Richard Strauss opera “Salome,” based on Oscar Wilde’s play of the same name, first premiered in the United States, critics dismissed it as […]
How Do We Rediscover Our American Heritage? Start With the Declaration
It’s sobering to consider the degree to which we have lost our knowledge of and connection to our American heritage. As a result, William B. […]
Jefferson’s Elements
When Euclid wrote Elements circa 300 B.C. he set down five axioms. A straight line can be made from any two points. A finite straight […]
Conservatism Must First Recover What It Seeks to Conserve
Since the election of Donald Trump as the nation’s 45th president, essays about conservatism—what it is, how it ought to relate to Trump—are all the […]
No, the Hipster Barista Does Not Represent Millennials
Have you seen that “hipster barista” meme floating around the Internet? How many of you have scoffed at the Millennial generation for being a bunch […]
Coarse Correction: The Real Significance of the 2016 Election
About a year ago, the respected Harvard political theorist, Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr., wrote an op-ed about Donald Trump for the Wall Street Journal titled, […]
Dear GOP, Trumpism is the Way Forward
Two stories keep circling in my head: the first details how the majority of Donald Trump’s voters still support the president overwhelmingly. The second is […]
A Movement of A People: Trumpism as the New Exodus
Exodus. It is 1,500 B.C. It is a hot day east of Memphis at the edge of the waters. With the Egyptian army at their […]
Is there Genius and Power in Covfefe?
Here’s a bold claim: President Trump’s “covfefe” tweet was a genius move that is a very powerful demonstration of his ability to persuade. I know, […]
Crisis of A Strauss Divided
Steve Hayward has been a friend for more years than we’d like to count and his new book, Patriotism Is Not Enough, is a tour […]
The Anatomy of a Lie
In the 2010 hit film, Inception, the lead character—portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio—explains to his protégé—played by Ellen Page, “An idea is like a virus. Resilient. […]
Fake Law by Fake Judges
Brazen judges openly legislating from the bench are confirming the widely-held public perception that activist courts are out of control. As a lawyer practicing for […]
The “If Only” Brigade
We hear it every day, across all media all the time, including at FOX News. “ If only Europeans were as welcoming as Americans there […]
Peter Augustine Lawler, in Memoriam
My old friend Peter Lawler passed away this week at his home in Rome, Georgia. Peter and I were close pals during the 90s, when […]