Hunter Baker
The great Father Richard John Neuhaus, who was an associate of Martin Luther King, Jr., a high profile convert to Catholicism, and editor of the seminal journal First Things, is near death. Per K-Lo at National Review: His friends and…
The Reagan I Knew By William F. Buckley, Jr. (Basic Books, 279 pages, $25) When William F. Buckley died in February 2008, it was widely known that he had been working on a book about Ronald Reagan. He died before…
My father-in-law and I bonded years ago when he introduced me to the genre of action thrillers. It began when he loaned me a box full of the first 60 or so Remo Williams novels. I still remember that chapter…
It is nearly New Year’s Eve and the time of reflection is greatly upon us. This reality is especially poignant in the wake of a revolutionary left-liberal presidential victory and the onset of substantial economic challenges. The American Spectator is…
This semester was my first one teaching in addition to working as a university administrator. Rarely have I longed for a Christmas break like I did for this one. Teaching brings up emotions that are difficult to describe. You have…
After writing the piece on Paul Weyrich for Friday’s online TAS, I found out a friend had a connection to Richard Viguerie, one of the pioneers of the modern conservative movement. He recalled a decade beginning in the in mid-seventies of breakfasts…
It’s the end of the year, so the book lists are out. I’m thinking about conservative icon Russell Kirk. If you want a really enjoyable and edifying read, I recommend you begin with The Roots of American Order. That book…
The year was 1999. I attended one of those Washington meetings where the inner circle sits around the big table, while assistants (like me, at the time) take up seats on the perimeter. We were fighting for the Religious Liberty…
What exactly happened in the wake of Henry Paulson’s impassioned plea for a bailout of no less than $700 billion dollars? Irwin Stelzer narrates: Consider this. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson persuaded congress to give him a $700 billion pot of…
Kathleen Parker has a major case of secular reason sickness and it needs to be cured. I’ll keep this short and simple. Here is an offensive line from one of Kat’s latest columns: How about social conservatives make their arguments…
