Breaking the Republican Stockholm Syndrome
The Democrats are rolling out their 2018 campaign strategy: Resurrect the “war on women” rhetoric that served them well in 2012 against Mitt Romney and […]
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Smashing the Oligarchy
Need more proof that a corrupt oligarchy rules America? Look no further than the forced retirement of John Conyers, who sat in Congress for more […]
Where Else Do Establishment Republicans Have to Go?
In a recent column, I advised conservatives and populists not to alienate less doctrinaire conservatives because they need their votes in general elections. A number […]
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 […]
We Need a New Elite
President Trump is taking a sledgehammer to the establishment consensus, and that consensus deserves it. New affronts to the people’s common sense emerge daily to […]
“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 […]
Mueller’s Collusion Illusion
By now, it’s impossible to believe there was no collusion involving foreign powers in the 2016 presidential election. It’s just that the campaign in question […]
The NeverTrump Nerds’ Quest to Save Mueller
The shrewd, erudite club of NeverTrump “conservatives” has finally hatched a plan to reclaim the Republican Party from Donald Trump and win the hearts and […]
The Ravin’: A Tale of Establishment Terror
With apologies to Edgar Allen Poe . . . Politics, corrupt and dreary, left me discouraged and weary, Pondering a faltering nation none seemed willing […]
NeverTrumping to Oblivion
Every few generations, American politics undergoes an intense realignment. Today, America is experiencing a consequential change in its politics. Scholar and writer, F.H. Buckley, refers […]
Jeff Flake Shoots Blanks
One of the easiest ways to gain 15 minutes of fame as a Republican is to attack another Republican. The cameras will roll, the pundits […]
Dr. Kelli Ward and Chris Buskirk on Building a Representative Majority
Candidate for the Republican nomination for the Arizona Senate seat currently held by Senator Jeff Flake, Dr. Kelli Ward, joined American Greatness senior editor and publisher, […]
Henry Olsen Discusses Working Class Republicans
Author and elections analyst, Henry Olsen, joined American Greatness Publisher Chris Buskirk to discuss his new book, The Working Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return […]
Bob Corker, Scion of the Ruling Class
Donald Trump has an uncanny ability to find and root out even the most entrenched members of the ruling class. Retiring Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) […]
Message to the Republicans: Free the People!
The political adage holds that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” This adage’s not-irrational assumption is that “the enemy of my enemy is […]
Ben in Berkeley Scolds the Poor
Democracy is still new to conservatives in certain ways. Even so, it’s strange for a democratic people to see full-throated moralism denouncing the poor from […]
Donald Trump Announced His Candidacy 30 Years Ago Today
Wednesday morning, September 2, 1987. It started out with news item on a Philadelphia area morning drive-time show featuring Atlantic City casino owner Donald Trump […]
Republicans Cower in Charlottesville’s Aftermath
Last month’s events in Charlottesville have given our Republican elected officials an excellent opportunity to educate the public on the violence of the hard Left […]
The 2016 Election is Not Reversible
Today, the bipartisan ruling class, which the electorate was trying to shed by supporting anti-establishment candidates of both parties in 2016, feels as if it […]
Trump: Not Your Old Codger’s Republican
The Washington Post last week published an op-ed by John Danforth, a former U.S. senator from Missouri. His piece—“The real reason Trump is not a […]