Austin Bramwell

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Austin Bramwell is a freelance writer living in New York City.


Law

Original Sinner

Original Sinner

[Editor’s note: see also rounds 1-4 of Takimag’s increasingly acrimonious debate on

Law

Best of Intentions

Best of Intentions

I’m sorry, but Kevin Gutzman is still totally wrong about the Constitution. His

Law

Original Sins

Original Sins

I’m sorry, but Kevin Gutzman is totally wrong about the Constitution. In his books

WASPs

Ludicrous Albion

Ludicrous Albion

I have a simple argument against white racism—not mine, actually, but H.L. Mencken’s.

Culture

Who is “Spengler?”

Who is “Spengler?”

Has Franz Rosenzweig’s time come? Beats me. Let’s start with: who the hell was Franz

Media

National Lampoon

National Lampoon

On Wednesday, Taki’s Magazine ran a series of articles from “National Disgrace

The Establishment’s Alternative

Well, Ross Douthat got to the top of the greasy pole about as briskly as if it were a

Terrorism

The Very Cause of Muslims’ Lunacy

Call me slow, but I think have finally understood one of the most puzzling claims of

Economy

The Two Faces of Libertarianism

I grew up accustomed to bull markets and rising prosperity. Now I’d like to know

War

He Still Believes

He Still Believes

President Bush recently had perhaps his last sit-down as president with friendly

A Two-Plank Defense

Will Wilkinson proclaims himself charmed by my tongue-in-cheek rant against

Culture

The Snowboarder Menace

The Snowboarder Menace

In honor of the 2008-09 North American ski season, I give you the following rant. As

The Closing of the Conservative Mind: The Triumph of Mediocrity at NR

The Closing of the Conservative Mind: The Triumph of Mediocrity at NR

National Review‘s institutional strength destroys any hope for an alternative

2012 Election

Mock the Vote!

Greetings patriot! Do you wish to do your duty for your country on November 4?  Well,

More on “Gossip Girl” and WASPs

Regarding my last post on Gossip Girl, I’ve just discovered (via Razib at Gene

Zeitgeist

Where the WASPs Aren’t

Where the WASPs Aren’t

The TV show Gossip Girl, now in its second season, chronicles the “scandalous lives of

2012 Election

Sarah Palin®

Not to be insulting, but people who write about politics are all suckers. Suppose for

Conservatism

Canon War

Dan McCarthy addresses one of the several questions I posed in my last post—“Is the

Zeitgeist

Is the Conservative Movement Worth Conserving?

I resigned my membership in The Philadelphia Society, the prestigious fraternity of

Lit Crit

Grand New Party, Same Old Illusions (part II)

Grand New Party, Same Old Illusions (part II)

This is the second of two posts critiquing Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam’s new book,

Lit Crit

Grand New Party, Same Old Illusions

Grand New Party, Same Old Illusions

Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam have won near universal acclaim for their book, Grand New

2012 Election

A Slogan We Can Believe In

In case Barack Obama (or anyone else) cares to listen, I have a winning slogan for him.

Zeitgeist

This Old Status Symbol

This Old Status Symbol

Summer is here! Therefore, rich New Yorkers are going out to the Hamptons to compete

Love Life

Deflating Marriage

The Supreme Court of California provoked the usual howls of indignation and triumph

A response to my critics

Many thanks to all those who commented on my recent post (”Who are we?”). Some

Conservatism

Who Are We?

On the question of conservatism, one can count on two things: First, that at any

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