Authors

Jeffrey Lord

Jeffrey Lord, a contributing editor to The American Spectator, is a former aide to Ronald Reagan and Jack Kemp. An author and former CNN commentator, he writes from Pennsylvania at jlpa1@aol.com. His new book, Swamp Wars: Donald Trump and The New American Populism vs. The Old Order, is now out from Bombardier Books.
by | May 8, 2025

Amazing. The traditional release of white smoke signaled that the Catholic Church had a new pope. And it didn’t take long to break the stunning news that for the first time in history, the pope is, yes indeed, an American….

by | May 5, 2025

Unreal. So, President Trump is planning for the decidedly traditional military parade in Washington on June 14. That date, of course, is Flag Day. But by the sheerest of coincidences that is also the 250th anniversary of the United States…

by | May 1, 2025

Well, that didn’t take long. A mere 100 days into President Trump’s second term — a term he won in a decidedly free and democratic election — a Democrat Congressman from Michigan named Shri Thanedar has filed seven articles of…

by | Apr 28, 2025

The 100-day marker has arrived for President Trump. And he’s winning. Which is driving his critics crazy. Be that as it may, over there at the Hill, the Washington-centric outlet reported: President Trump’s first 100 days of his second term have…

by | Apr 24, 2025

Even in a world swirling with attention getting headlines of wars and economic troubles, President Trump’s appointment of Dr. Mehmet Oz has made news. Dr. Oz, no ordinary TV star, was appointed as the new administrator for the federal government’s…

by | Apr 22, 2025

Amazing. With a clear display of exactly what’s wrong with the Washington Establishment “swamp”, over 200 people — in thoroughly and tellingly bipartisan fashion — have affixed their names to what they call “An Open Letter Opposing White House Retaliatory…

by | Apr 17, 2025

In another life, Kid Rock may be headed to the United Nations. His career trajectory having already been set, it is worth noting how he got where he is as a modern day rock icon. His Wikipedia bio says that…

by | Apr 14, 2025

I live in suburban Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Across the Susquehanna River and a couple of miles distant from downtown Harrisburg, where, on the just-back-from-the-banks of the Susquehanna, behind a black fence, sits the official, decidedly majestic, Governor’s Mansion that Pennsylvanians provide…

by | Apr 10, 2025

Suffice it to say, author Gordon Chang has been around the block on the topic of China. His books include Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America, The Coming Collapse of China, China is Going to War, and The Great U.S.-China Tech War, among…

by | Apr 7, 2025

And, no surprise, this latest anti-Trump protest has things exactly backwards. The New York Post headlines: “Anti-Trump protesters descend on DC to rally against Musk’s DOGE cuts, new tariffs: ‘Let’s keep them afraid!’” These stories were all over the media. The NY…

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