Son of Ron
Ron Paul is a family man—and his numerous progeny are out there campaigning. Here’s his son, Rand Paul, speaking at Fanueil Hall, in Boston: <object width=“425” ...
Ron Paul is a family man—and his numerous progeny are out there campaigning. Here’s his son, Rand Paul, speaking at Fanueil Hall, in Boston: <object width=“425” ...
If you aren’t cleanshaven, you might think twice before flying into Not-So-Merrie-Old England: “Metallica singer James Hetfield was investigated by UK airport officials who believed he was a terrorist this ...
(The following, time-sensitive text was prepared before the firestorm erupted over my announcement that paleoconservatism may be approaching the condition in which Nietzsche placed his maker. A detailed response to some of ...
At a campaign event in Florida the other day, Rudy Giuliani was confronted with a gaggle of anti-abortion protesters, who shouted: “You need to go to confession!” Poor Rudy: he’s abstained from actually ...
President Bush’s nominee to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general is making waves because of who he is (the first Orthodox Jew to be nominated for the position) as well as for what is not (a known quantity on ...
The news that Crisis magazine will cease print publication September 1, to be replaced by a free online version, is sad—perhaps not in itself, but for what it represents. I never thought much of Crisis as a whole ...
Barney Frank, the 14-term congressman from Massachusetts's Fourth, might be the most well-connected and secure Democrat in Washington. Ideologically speaking, however, for the past decade or so he's seemed like one of the ...
When the story broke a few weeks ago about the polygamous Fundamentalist Mormon "compound" in Eldorado, Texas, from whence 416 children had been taken, I observed to my wife that a neocon pronouncement would soon ...
A feature article in the Sunday Washington Post (December 9, 2007) by Villanova Associate Professor of History, Robert Maranto, reached me through the kindness of a young colleague, April Kelly-Woessner. April, a diligent ...
Zimbabwe is a disaster area, ruled by a Marxist dictator whose murderous tendencies make Saddam Hussein look like a saint. The massacres of the early years of Robert Mugabe’s rule may soon look like a mere ...
Paleocon and Ron Paul supporter John Derbyshire on the likely outcome of the November election: "Conservatives " to the ...
I’m watching the Iowa GOP debate, and they’re showing videos: Rudy’s asked how he gets information, and he mentions his infamous call-in radio show. A mistake (just follow the link). He’s also ...
Stephanopulous asks “What will you restore to the office of the President of the United States?” None of the candidates, except for Ron Paul, really addresses the question: Tancredo: Islamic. Terrorism. ...
By the choices we make we define ourselves. We reveal our biases and beliefs. And so, too, do our institutions. In writing the $789 billion stimulus bill, Congress revealed that, for all its “Buy American” ...
How did the United States of America, the richest nation on earth, whose economy represents 30 percent of the Global Economy, arrive at the precipice of a financial panic and collapse? The answer lies in the abject ...
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 ...
At long last the ADL has pinpointed Ron Paul's "extremist" associations. According to ADL's assistant director of civil rights Steve Freeman, Dr. Paul's campaign was reckless enough to accept the donation of Don ...
I wonder how many of our readers saw last night’s discussion with Republican pollster Frank Luntz, a commentary that was absorbing enough so that I was able to watch FOX for more than thirty seconds. The Republicans ...
With millions of homeowners now struggling to repay money they clearly never should have borrowed, our leaders have been righteously wagging fingers at predatory lenders who allegedly enticed innocent borrowers, and the ...
Austin Bramwell and Gerald Russello have taken different sides on whether American conservatives need a "canon of great books" to guide them. While Bramwell has disputed the value of this project, Russello aided by ...
When Pat Buchanan and I founded The American Conservative back in 2002, we held a press conference in Washington’s National Press Club. One of the first questions posed was how come Pat, famous for his espousal ...
Pat on Rudy: ”A McGovernite in 1972, he boasted in the campaign of 1993 that he would ‘rekindle the Rockefeller, Javits, Lefkowitz tradition’ of New York’s GOP and ‘produce the kind of change ...
I do apologize for that little spasm of optimism ...
Having savaged each other for a year, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have now formed a rare partnership in power. Not since James Garfield chose James G. Blaine has a new president chosen his principal rival to be ...
