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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 | Apr 3, 2025

Full disclosure. I am a Newsmax TV contributor. But I write this as a conservative — and as someone who has observed the serious rise of conservative media over time. The prompting for this column was the invitation to be present on…

by | Mar 31, 2025

The headlines speak plainly. As with this one from the Washington Times: “Trump ‘not joking’ about a 3rd term, says there are ways around constitutional limits.” The story reports: President Trump is flirting with running for a third term —…

by | Mar 27, 2025

Who says history doesn’t repeat? Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett is, inadvertently to be sure, recalling the ghost of a long-ago Democrat congressman who, as is becoming true of today’s Rep. Crockett, became an unwitting but mighty asset to Republicans of…

by | Mar 24, 2025

As is his habit, television’s Bill Maher went straight to the point. Here’s the headline from Breitbart: “Bill Maher Says ‘F**k You’ to Critics of His Scheduled Trump White House Meeting.” Breitbart reported it this way, quoting Maher directly: “Kid Rock was…

by | Mar 20, 2025

Whatever else is going on with the violent assaults on Tesla dealerships or individual cars, Vice President Vance has put his finger on one very correct question. Newsmax headline: “Vance: ‘Terrorism Is Not Cheap,’ Hunt Tesla Terror Check Writer.” The…

by | Mar 17, 2025

Ya gotta love the, as it were, gall. Or maybe make that “gaul.” News reports are reporting headlines like this one from USA Today: “French lawmaker says US should return Statue of Liberty. White House says ‘absolutely not.’” The story reports:…

by | Mar 13, 2025

Hop in the time machine and hit the “Way Back” button for 1948. Upon arriving, you will find that a hot topic of the day was the founding of what would be called the State of Israel. And into the…

by | Mar 10, 2025

The headline over in NPR back there in the stone age of early February was this: “Elon Musk is barreling into government with DOGE, raising unusual legal questions.” The story reports: Elon Musk has launched a campaign from inside the…

by | Mar 6, 2025

If you’re a Republican, ya gotta love it. There is the president of the United States, Donald J. Trump by name, standing at the podium in the U.S. House of Representatives, delivering a decidedly serious address to the Congress and…

by | Mar 3, 2025

The date: October 11-12, 1986. As a young staffer in the Reagan White House Political Affairs Office, I, along with other colleagues, was frustrated. The 1986 congressional elections were in full swing, and it was our responsibility to arrange for…

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