Michael Anton Addresses His Critics, Affirms Support for Trump
Michael Anton was a senior contributing editor of American Greatness from July 2016 until January 2017 when he became deputy assistant to the president for […]
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Who Will Regulate Our Regulators?
The New York Times in an article reporting on President Trump’s efforts to dismantle the regulatory state, hit upon a divergence of thought on the […]
‘Miranda’ Versus America
When the great Thomas Sowell retired from writing commentary in 2016, he wrapped up his farewell column this way: With all the advances of blacks […]
Will Jared Soften Trump on Crime?
Singapore and China don’t have a drug problem, President Trump likes to tell people. “They have the death penalty.” White House insiders say that Trump […]
Mueller at the Crossroads
Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel in May 2017 in reaction to a media still gripped by near hysteria over the inexplicable defeat of Hillary […]
Trump Should Give No Quarter to the Chinese
Recently, President Trump tweeted: “President Xi and I will always be friends, no matter what happens with our dispute on trade. China will take down […]
University of the Swamp
Is this just a gratifying dream or a frightful, dangerous fancy: to have a government agency that cracks down on the sources of intellectual and […]
The War on Trump Just Escalated—Bigly
President Trump believes he has the authority to remove special counsel Robert Mueller”, reports Sarah Westwood for the Washington Examiner. He does and he should, […]
Pardon My Skepticism on Syria
There is talk of renewed attacks on Syria and “Animal Assad” by an enraged President Trump. The stated reason is Assad’s alleged recent use of […]
Citizenship Should Count in Census
Our system of government is, at least technically, that of a republic. In the original Constitution, state legislatures chose Senators, and, even now, an Electoral […]
What Price Victory? What Cost ‘Infinite War’?
President Trump said something this week that flew largely under the radar of a media obsessed with Stormy Daniels and whether it can get the […]
Trump Needs a ‘Taxpayer Bill of Rights’
The recent passage of the omnibus spending bill did serious damage to Donald Trump’s presidency. Politically, it harmed his standing with at least half of […]
The Political Economy of Trump’s Tariffs
President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports has been roundly attacked from all sides. Tariffs are so beyond the pale that […]
New York Times Melts Down Over EPA’s Secret Science Ban
The New York Times is spittin’ mad at Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt. In just the past week, the paper has attacked Pruitt four […]
Trump Won the Schumer Shutdown, Time to Do It Again
Everyone wants President Donald Trump to “get tough.” Tough with special counsel Robert Mueller. Tough with North Korea. Tough with Russia, and Syria, and trading […]
The Media Doesn’t Get a Do-Over on Iraq
The Charles Koch Institute, in conjunction with RealClearDefense, recently issued a fascinating though unsurprising study of American public opinion about the Iraq War. Almost four […]
‘Chaos’ Theory: Turnover is Good for the Administration
The media spent a lot of time in recent weeks howling about the turnover in the Trump Administration. The Huffington Post, for example, published an […]
Why is the Media Suddenly So Interested in the EPA?
Funny what happens when a Republican wins the White House. The media mob suddenly develops an interest in transparency and fiscal responsibility. This week—in a […]
Have You Seen Your Leaker, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
Well, I was just passin’ the time . . .” Though I prefer reading back issues of Creem magazine to current editions of “news” publications, […]
Washington’s Fantasies Are Not People’s Reality
The Beltway’s sober and judicious foreign-policy establishment laments Donald Trump’s purported dismantling of the postwar order. They apparently take the president’s words as deeds and […]