Donald Trump and the Meaning of Com-Promise
This week marked the 154th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address and it reminds us that the liberty we enjoy has purposes that transcend the things […]
Americanism
Missile Defense: The Epitome of “America First”
In the wake of President Trump’s trip to Asia—with stops in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines—Americans should thank him for remaining true […]
The Radical Left and their Pussycon Collaborators
Radical feminist writer Kate Harding and soi-disant conservative Peggy Noonan have a lot in common, including some fundamental values. For one thing, neither believes that […]
Turkey Is No Ally
Turkey has turned its back on the West. To be fair, we in the West didn’t do much to prevent it. When Turkey sought entry […]
Orson Bean and Chris Buskirk on Old Hollywood and Love for America
Orson Bean, long time character actor and Hollywood personality, joined American Greatness publisher, Chris Buskirk on the Seth and Chris Show to discuss old Hollywood […]
“Moore” is Yet to Come in 2018
The last thing the world needs is another opinion on the Roy Moore scandal, so I will spare you my revelatory and game-changing lowdown on […]
What Has Been Forgotten About our Common Sense Founding
To the extent that America may be said to have a central idea, common sense is the key to understanding it. America’s Founders used the […]
When Will History’s Biggest Consumption Bubble Burst?
Ask 10 physicists where an asteroid will be in one year, and you’ll get one answer, and it is likely to be correct. Ask 10 […]
President Trump’s Religious Rhetoric
Donald Trump is a famously paradoxical figure: A nonpolitician who vaulted directly into the nation’s highest political office. A billionaire who seeks to speak for […]
Standing Up to the Bully in Asia
Steven W. Mosher’s new book, Bully of Asia: Why China’s Dream is the New Threat to World Order, couldn’t arrive at a better time. Mosher […]
Common Sense and the Common Good
The Founders’ gift does not demand much of us. As citizen-sovereigns, we need to exercise common sense and hold dear the common good. Little more […]
Reflections on Terrorism: Idiots in Paradise
Every time some Muslim bombs, beheads, shoots, runs over, and otherwise terrorizes the likes of us in New York, Paris, London, Madrid, Boston, Barcelona, San […]
Reflections on Terrorism: What Causes? Whose Causes?
Our national discourse has blinded itself to the fact that, although the world is full of terrorists, nearly all act on behalf of causes irrelevant […]
The Soldier Returns: The Veteran’s Odyssey
What does America owe its veterans? Perhaps the best answer to this question came from my friend, Julie Ponzi, in response to a review I […]
What Not to Say to a Veteran
In the run-up to this Veterans Day, David Barno and Nora Bensahel have prepared the memo “How to Talk to a Veteran” at War on […]
NeverTrump Makes a Left Turn
National Review in February 2016 published “Against Trump,” a special issue that made a reasoned case for why conservatives should oppose Donald Trump’s nomination as […]
About Trump’s Death Penalty Tweets
Outraged that New York bike path terrorist, Sayfullo Saipov, (no, I’m not going to call him a “suspect”) had insolently asked to hang an ISIS […]
“Nothing to See Here!”: The Crackup of the Democratic Party
Last night’s Democratic victories in Virginia and New Jersey have caused pollsters and pundits to focus all of their attention on the potential looming troubles […]
Vote for Sticker!
When my son was about 2 years old, my wife and I began to potty train him. We encouraged him with stickers. Before long he […]
Corruption, Globalized
As long as there has been politics, there has been corruption. So the investigative hand-grenades which have been flying for the past year, first at […]