Of course there’s no Israel Lobby, no need to fear it, and the very idea that the Lobby exercises a decisive influence on the American media is bigoted nonsense—or, er, maybe not .... Or else why or why is there next to absolutely no coverage of the upcoming trial of AIPAC honcho Steve ...
The death of William F. Buckley, Jr., is, for me at least, the closing of a chapter in my own history, both personal and ideological. Buckley, you see, was my childhood hero. His magazine, the National Review, was available in our Junior High School library—along with The New Republic, ...
When Ron Paul, in effect, announced the suspension of his presidential campaign after Super-Tuesday, many of his supporters—myself among them—were about as deflated as real estate prices, if not more so. Now that Republican discontent with John McCain is cresting, and there may be hints ...
I see that John McCain has taken Grover Norquist‘s “no new taxes” pledge (that’s Grover in the photo on the left), but, as Ezra Klein points out in the—decidedly liberal, pro-tax—American Prospect: “The centerpiece of the health care plan he’s ...
I am pleased to announce that a new edition of my 1993 book, Reclaiming the American Right: The Lost Legacy of the Conservative Movement, is due out in May from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. This edition features an Introduction by Prof. George W. Carey, plus analytical essays by the ...
How they intend to take the nomination away from Obama, without necessarily resorting to the “super-delegates”: I think Derb’s on to something. That doesn’t mean Obama won’t be on the ticket: they’ll just put him in his ...
Via John Derbyshire in National Review: a scenario that could turn the sternest paleocon into a raving ...
From a profile of radio talk show host Brian Wilson, in the Toledo Blade: "‘Barack Obama admitted to doing a little nose candy back in his youth,’ Mr. Wilson said, sniffing his nose. ‘Shame and scandal in the city! Who cares? Me, I don"t want to vote for anybody who has ...
My piece in this morning’s edition of Taki’s Top Drawer on the premature demise of the Ron Paul campaign has already made waves, as I can see in the comments that are already accumulating. It was written before Rep. Paul made his video promoting the idea of a march on Washington, as ...
The reality is that for Ron Paul to rule out a third-party run is a tragic error. Paul's presidential campaign galvanized so much energy and enthusiasm that, at times, it mimiced the dimensions and depth of a real mass movement, that is, of a serious effort to recapture the GOP from the ...
