On the Corner of Hollywood and ‘Vice’
Hello, I’m the movie narrator from “Vice,” the controversial Dick Cheney biopic starring Christian Bale. Are you upset that your liberal family tried to drag […]
Conservatives
Romney Is Wrong About the President and the Presidency
Oh, great. Mitt Romney is lecturing us about character and decency now. The new year is already shaping up to be a hectoring and annoying […]
The Trans-Right Tantrum
In a now familiar scenario, a man with a cherished sense of identity, understanding himself to be something that he’s not, threw a tantrum because […]
Stuck in the Middle with Mitt
If there’s one thing about Donald Trump all right-thinking folks can wholeheartedly celebrate, it’s the way he’s made the masks slip on so many alleged […]
Trump Presidency Is the ‘Bain’ of Romney’s Existence
Just as the Republican Party is purging itself of hackneyed lawmakers, bitter neoconservative commentators, and insatiable interventionists, along comes Mitt Romney to remind us of […]
RBG’s Hubris Is a Gift for Donald Trump
The 85-year old Ruth Bader Ginsburg, appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton in 1993, is approaching her 25th anniversary as a […]
The Shutdown Proves How Redundant Government Is
The D.C. media complex is not happy with the partial shutdown of the federal government. The government shutdown drags into the New Year, they tell […]
Letter from Brasilia: Now We Do
I am very worried; he talked too much about God.” So said a prominent Brazilian political commentator on TV after hearing President Jair Bolsonaro’s victory […]
Permanent Things: Russell Kirk’s Centenary
Mark the uncanny hand of coincidence. When I began thinking about putting together a conference about the legacy of Russell Kirk last spring, I knew […]
Jonah Goldberg and Cardinal Newman
My friend Jonah Goldberg has prompted me to think a bit about the issue of character as it relates to public service. Jonah thinks that […]
Trump Works While NeverTrump Predicts Doom—Again
While the president worked during the holidays—including surprise trips with the first lady to greet U.S. troops in Iraq and Germany—anti-Trump “conservatives” worked hard on […]
Why (Most) Right-Wing Intellectuals Hate Trump
More than two years into President Trump’s historic presidency, it behooves us to think more deeply about a persistent sticking point in the political life […]
A Stooge Leaves Congress: Paul Ryan’s Career in Perspective
On January 3, current House Speaker Paul Ryan gets to retire at the ripe old age of 48, but don’t worry, as an entrenched Washington […]
In Defense of Philip Anschutz
The late William F. Buckley, Jr., published a book several decades ago titled Gratitude, in which, while making a case for mandatory community service, he […]
The Republicans’ Turning Points
In this Age of Trump, we are told, the Republican Party has changed its spots. As evidence, Democrats and the #Resisters point to the many […]
It Was Always About the Wall
There was likely never going to be “comprehensive immigration reform” or any deal amnestying the DACA recipients in exchange for building the wall. Democrats in […]
Normal Americans Get Militant
Kurt Schlichter is funny. Really funny. Unlike so many commentators on the Right—especially those staid NeverTrump harpies—Schlichter has a wry, cutting sense of humor that […]
Explaining the Left, Part V: Left vs. Right Is Brain vs. Mind
When I talk to young people, I try to offer them what I was offered when I was their age but is rarely offered today: […]
Death of The Weekly Standard Signals Rebirth of the Right
Neoconservatism is dead, long live American conservatism. That’s what I thought when I learned The Weekly Standard would be shuttered by longtime owner Clarity Media. […]
May Lives On
If there is one saving grace to pluck from the laughable wreckage that is British politics, it’s that Theresa May, still prime minister, has promised […]