Justice Barrett’s Critics Have Abandoned Conservatism. She Has Not
Justice Barrett follows the law because she is a conservative. The liberty of every American is safer for her fidelity.
Why Bill Buckley’s Ideas Still Matter
For a long time, conservatives had a pat story about their political inheritance. The Right was formless, fractured, a collection of irritable mental gestures — and then William F. Buckley Jr. founded this journal, bringing the various respectable strands of conservatism together and discarding the others. The resulting synthesis came to be known as “fusionism,” which combined elements of classical liberalism and classical conservatism or, in another common formulation, of traditionalism and libertarianism.
The rise of Barstool conservatism should be welcomed
After their electoral defeat in the 2024 election, various figures on the establishment Left and Right are now going through the predictable motions of soul-searching and finger-pointing. The new target are the so-called “Barstool conservatives”, who, according to Matthew Walther in the New York Times, are becoming a dangerous proposition.
A Triumph for Trump’s Republicans
It is worth being moved that in our huge, restive, cynical and yearning nation we peacefully, and with complete public acceptance of the outcome, made a dramatic national judgment this week. Just about every adult citizen took part and took it seriously. All together they produced something we needed: a clear outcome, one delivered without charges of large-scale chicanery or even small-scale so far as we know. There will be a peaceful transfer of power. A lot of people had to do a lot of things right to make this happen.
Will Conservatism Recover?
Whoever becomes president, the short term is bad
For traditional conservatives, this year’s presidential election has been a dispiriting affair.
What’s Missing from the ‘Conservative Case for Voting for Harris’
Our old friend David French writes in the Sunday New York Times, “To Save Conservatism From Itself, I Am Voting for Harris.”
I am deeply disappointed in the effort. There are two very big omissions from this column that destroy its persuasive force.
To Save Conservatism From Itself, I Am Voting for Harris
I believe life begins at conception. If I lived in Florida, I would support the state’s heartbeat bill and vote against the referendum seeking to liberalize Florida’s abortion laws. I supported the Dobbs decision and I support well-drafted abortion restrictions at the state and federal levels. I was a pro-life lawyer who worked for pro-life legal organizations. While I want prospective parents to be able to use I.V.F. to build their families, I do not believe that unused embryos should simply be discarded — thrown away as no longer useful.
Lou Dobbs Leaves Legacy of Defending Working Class Against Wall Street, Open Borders, Donor Class
Populist television host Lou Dobbs, who once considered a run for the presidency, has died at the age of 78. His legacy of defending America’s working and middle class from Wall Street, open borders, and the donor class is more evident than ever in today’s politics. Dobbs was known for his TV segments that waged war against free traders — the class of economists and politicians who defended opening the United States economy to rapid globalization that ultimately cost millions of American jobs across working- and middle-class communities in the...
Vance vs. Harris: Vice presidential candidates on the big issues
Former President Donald Trump named Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance his running mate for the 2024 Republican presidential ticket as the GOP is poised to officially make Trump the party’s nominee at the Republican National Convention.
Vance’s nomination as Trump’s vice president pits him against current Vice President Kamala Harris, who is expected to appear on the Democratic ticket with President Joe Biden.
Trump VP pick JD Vance: What are his views on taxes, deficits, entitlements?
Former President Trump's selection of Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, as his running mate and vice presidential nominee, has brought Vance's policy views into the spotlight, given his relatively recent entry into electoral politics.