A Bad Aftertaste in the Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision
I’m amazed by those pundits who offer a thorough analysis of Supreme Court cases within hours of their publication. I find it takes a bit […]
Americanism
The Cosmic Racist
Meet the enduring godfather of Razaismo: Any teacher can corroborate that the children and youths descended from Scandinavians, Dutch, and English found in North American […]
The Creepy and Creeping Power of Social Media
With the recent revelations that “Google allowed “Nazism” to be associated with the California Republican Party in searches, to YouTube removing purely mechanical gun content, […]
These Speakers Go to 11
Pundits in the mainstream American media are driving themselves crazy. Their coverage of President Trump has been at a fever pitch for the past year […]
Tom Wolfe, 1930–2018: On the Late Literary Treasure
Editor’s note: This essay appears in the June 2018 issue of the The New Criterion. It is reprinted by their kind permission. The passing of Tom Wolfe last month at […]
The Republican Establishment is Playing Us
Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday that he would terminate the Senate’s summer recess. And, that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you know we are entering a precarious […]
Having Your Cake and Eating It, Too
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, was the most closely watched case of the 2017-2018 […]
Conservative Demigod Bleeds
While there are mixed opinions about the fitness of Candace Owens as a rising star on the Right today, two things solidify her place as […]
Masterpiece Cakeshop: The Death Knell of Religious Liberty
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed down its much-anticipated decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case about whether a […]
The Real Meaning of #TheResistance
Throughout history, memories of a gallant defeat have provided spiritual sustenance to the defeated. The Texans have the Alamo. The defeated Confederacy embraced the story […]
America 3.0
“America 2.0” considered the plain fact that the America you and I live in is no longer the America the Founders envisioned for us. Over […]
Peace in Our Time? The Trump-Putin Summit
The Wall Street Journal reports that the White House is working toward a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump. In the […]
It’s Time for Congress to Take Action on ‘Sanctuary’ Jurisdictions
Just days after taking office, President Trump issued Executive Order 13768 to block certain federal funds from flowing to sanctuary jurisdictions—that is, municipalities, cities and […]
A Clueless “Final Year”
Remember the Duck Rabbit? That’s the famous image that, seen one way, looks like a duck but, seen from another angle, looks like a rabbit. […]
The Tragic Mediocrity of the Beltway
There are two types of Americans: those who dwell inside-the-beltway and the vast majority who are outside of it. The United States may have been […]
It Is Not Immoral to Deport Criminal Immigrants
George Mason University law professor Ilya Somin argued recently from his perch at the Volokh Conspiracy that “[i]mmigrants who commit offenses worthy of retribution should […]
Dear Ex-Friends in #TheResistance
Hey, what’s up. Long time no talk. I think the last civil conversations we had occurred just days before November 8, 2016. You were supremely […]
The Deep State That Couldn’t Shoot Straight
The words “deep state” evoke images of evil geniuses carrying out schemes in hollowed-out mountains with submarine entrances. What if they’re not that smart, though? […]
Trump Offers South Korea a Backbone
Donald Trump on Thursday canceled the much-ballyhooed summit with North Korea scheduled for June 12 in Singapore. The president cited Kim Jong-un’s recent mysterious meeting […]
Young Americans for Folly
It was the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) convention of 1968, and a conservative civil war was in the process of erupting. A vocal faction […]