Fight Defeatism and Bring Back the Big Tent
We’re in primary season, and this time it feels different. More than 40 Republican legislators have either left Congress or announced they will not seek […]
Americanism
Michael Anton Addresses His Critics, Affirms Support for Trump
Michael Anton was a senior contributing editor of American Greatness from July 2016 until January 2017 when he became deputy assistant to the president for […]
Who Will Regulate Our Regulators?
The New York Times in an article reporting on President Trump’s efforts to dismantle the regulatory state, hit upon a divergence of thought on the […]
‘Miranda’ Versus America
When the great Thomas Sowell retired from writing commentary in 2016, he wrapped up his farewell column this way: With all the advances of blacks […]
No Algorithm for the Human Soul
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week faced questions from powerful committees in both houses of Congress on the subject of how the social […]
Living With Politics as War
Whoever was surprised by the hate-fest against the National Rifle Association and conservative Americans in general that followed the Parkland, Florida school shooting must not […]
American Greatness and its Enemies
There is real greatness in the American character. The profound desire for vesting sovereignty in the people themselves rather than in an hereditary monarch or […]
Will Jared Soften Trump on Crime?
Singapore and China don’t have a drug problem, President Trump likes to tell people. “They have the death penalty.” White House insiders say that Trump […]
Is Ryan’s Exit the End of the Permanent Bipartisan Fusion Party?
Paul Ryan’s announcement Wednesday that he is not running for re-election from his hitherto safe district in Wisconsin, coming as it did amidst the media-fueled […]
Four Lessons Ahead of the Coming Syria Strike
President Bush declared the Global War on Terror. President Obama changed its name to the Overseas Contingency Operation. And President Trump, during the 2016 presidential […]
The Creeping and Creepy March of the Progressive Totalitarian Impulse
As a foreigner living in the United Kingdom, the first thought that occurred to me watching “The Death of Stalin” last month was how bleak and […]
Trump Should Give No Quarter to the Chinese
Recently, President Trump tweeted: “President Xi and I will always be friends, no matter what happens with our dispute on trade. China will take down […]
University of the Swamp
Is this just a gratifying dream or a frightful, dangerous fancy: to have a government agency that cracks down on the sources of intellectual and […]
The Hardening of Leftist Contempt
Last week, as former National Review writer Kevin D. Williamson was defenestrated abruptly from his brand-new post as token “conservative” columnist for the Atlantic over […]
Pardon My Skepticism on Syria
There is talk of renewed attacks on Syria and “Animal Assad” by an enraged President Trump. The stated reason is Assad’s alleged recent use of […]
Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy
The American Left has made it a full-time job to cover for the Obama administration’s mishandling of our national security. This is only possible with […]
Bomb Assad But Bring the Boys Home
Recent events have dragged the Syrian civil war once again to the center of the world’s attention. The first of these events was the recent […]
Citizenship Should Count in Census
Our system of government is, at least technically, that of a republic. In the original Constitution, state legislatures chose Senators, and, even now, an Electoral […]
The Limits of American Patience
Not being willing any longer to be manipulated is not succumbing to isolationism. Wondering whether the United States can afford another liability is not mindless […]
Why the Leadership of Both Parties Is Lax on Immigration
When then-candidate Donald Trump announced his presidential bid in 2016, he did so with a bang. Right out of the gate, he took on one […]