Ronald Reagan’s version of conservatism was far more pro-government than was Barry Goldwater’s. Compassion, not liberty, was Reagan’s guide. This raises the question: To what extent is the success of modern political conservatism dependent upon the conservation of liberal, even progressive, reforms? The Working Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue Collar Conservatism [...]
Today, I recognize every American celebrating December 8 as a Holy Day honoring the faith, humility, and love of Mary, mother of Jesus and one of the greatest figures in the Bible. On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Catholics celebrate what they believe to be Mary’s freedom from original sin as the mother of [...]
The original progressives presumed that a permanent federal bureaucracy would be politically neutral. That hasn’t been the case for a very long time. Therefore, real progress today should lead to seriously trimming what is accurately called our administrative state and dramatically increasing the number of political appointees. While the latest round of “no kings” rallies [...]
Salena Zito's new book is less the story of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, than it is the lengthier story of the 2024 campaign for the presidency. As such, it is also the story of the fight for a piece of America’s heartland, and for a key element of Mr. Trump's [...]
If we could explain to him what executive orders of a President mean today and what jurisdiction the district courts now have, what would the great John Marshall have said about the Supreme Court’s opinion limiting the power of the district judges to issue universal or nationwide injunctions? Introduction In June, the United States Supreme [...]
R. Emmett Tyrrell’s short version of American history from the 1960s to the 2020s can essentially be reduced to this: periods of Episodic Chaos followed by periods of Episodic Calm. In his recent book, he asks whether we can finally be free of these alternating historical episodes. How Do We Get Out of Here? by [...]
In both rhetoric and substance, the ideologies of globalism and nationalism have been playing a major role in current events and controversies. How have they shaped American and world attitudes and actions over centuries? Introduction The current controversy about the violent riots in Los Angeles and President Trump’s military response to them is part of [...]
The American people have endured a dark age. But today they are choosing courage over comfort. Order over anarchy. Truth over technocracy. And in doing so, they are giving birth to a new moment: A chance to rebuild a republic where men are strong, women are cherished, children are protected, and God is honored. We [...]
David Horowitz has been an unrelenting fighter and a happy warrior, and has had his fair share of tribulations. But never has he succumbed to a sense of victimhood. There were always too many good people to appreciate, and when he was young, a world to save, and as he grew older and wiser, warnings [...]
Kevin Roberts sees the need for what amounts to a second American revolution—a peaceful one of fundamental change, which he hopes will result in the downfall, if not destruction, of institutions that buttress the corrupt "Uniparty" in Washington. Kevin Roberts. Dawn’s Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America. (285 pages, HarperCollins, 2024. During the [...]
In John Ganz's account of the breaking clock of the early 1990s, the woeful era was apparently little more than a prelude to, or the dress rehearsal for, the eventual coming to power of one Donald J. Trump. When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists and How America Cracked up in the Early 1990s, by [...]
President Trump’s protection of the American economy through the implementation of protectionist principles with regard to trade is nothing less than an extension of his desire to protect America’s sovereignty. "Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength." —Donald Trump (First Inaugural Address) The world is full of ironies... and the world of politics especially. [...]
“The book that explains Trump’s dominance may well have been published in 1962.” Or so contend the editors of the Atlantic Monthly. Amazon apparently agrees, since its blurb to promote current sales of Daniel Boorstin’s The Image borrows directly from the editors of the Atlantic and their leap into an increasingly distant past. But is [...]
Donald Trump has a second chance, with a much better understanding of how things work in Washington and whom to trust there, to have a transformative presidency. The absurdity is finally over. Almost. The insanity of the national Democrats we have seen over the last four years, particularly since Donald Trump’s November defeat of Kamala [...]