Fire, Air, and the New Right
The battle against bad ideas can only be won with better ideas.
First Principles
No Free Rides
We have failed ourselves. We must correct and repair.
That’s what elections are for.
That’s what elections are for.
Why the Left Hates Conservatism
What does the Left wish to conserve? The answer is nothing. That's why everything the Left touches, it destroys. The less you conserve, the more you destroy.
Historicism and the Right
In the end, the contest between natural rights and historicism on the Right may be irrelevant.
Explaining Conservatism
The next time a liberal or left-wing friend or relative asks you what conservatives stand for, say "liberty"—especially
free speech.
free speech.
Abortion and Beto O’Rourke
The Texas Democrat is either confused or lying about his position on abortion.
The Thinnest Veneer of Civilization
We are in a great experiment in which regressive progressivism discounts all the institutions and methodologies of the past that have guaranteed a safe, affluent, well-fed and sheltered America.
Parental Authority Is the Basis of Civilization
When parents don't rule the home, chaos will rule society. And chaos always breeds tyranny.
Constitution Day Blues
If we want to make Constitution Day great again, we need to recommit to the right of consent of the governed and get back to amending our charter in due course.
What Does Fidelity to Our Founding Principles Require Today?
If historicism is false, then the American system can be lost. Tyranny can recur. But do conservatives see this?
American Church
America is no longer like that place where old Frenchmen gathered on a frigid Sunday morning to pray. It is, here and there, like the church with its head cut off but still regretting the operation.
Federalism in Name Only Undermines Liberty at Home and Peace Abroad
The states must be restored to their proper place
in the federal system.
in the federal system.
Celebrating America’s Constitution to Defend It
Responding violently to the current illegitimate exercise of power would unwittingly lend support to those who are destroying the constitutional order. There is a better way.
The True Soul of America
The threat to the soul of our nation is real and palpable. Its source is not, however, the one Joe Biden identified.
Cognitive Dissonance
Truth plays second fiddle to the need to achieve the desired outcome.
Do You Have a DP?
Ronald Reagan knew who he was, who made the world, who created order and freedom in it, and, especially after the attempted assassination, that God had a distinct plan for his own life.
The Last Great Briton
Queen Elizabeth was greater than a monarch.
An America First Family Policy
Instead of pouring money into other countries or hiring 87,000 new, armed IRS agents to kick down the doors of the American middle class, we should look at funding and strengthening the family.
Socialism Was Never Great
Not even Mikhail Gorbachev could fix the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
When Culture Celebrated Men and Their Search for God
There once was respect for the third choice men faced between having a family and staying a kid: the pursuit of God.