Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy broke one of the cardinal rules of diplomacy today: Never introduce a surprise in a high-stakes meeting. This principle is sacrosanct among leaders, particularly when navigating complex international relationships. Yet, Zelenskyy employed a risky gambit, attempting…
I didn’t know we had a class system in this country. But according to popular pundit descriptions, it seems we do. If so, I guess you would say that I grew up in the so-called “lower class.” What am I…
Understanding the political philosophy of the Left requires us to acknowledge its historical context. To put it another way, we can’t come to terms with the postmodern clown world without knowing what makes that kind of world go around. So,…
On the 80th anniversary of the greatest liberation campaign in the history of the world, the president of the United States and his left-wing speechwriters felt it necessary to bring up the supposedly “unjust limitations” on what women in the…
After World War I, H.L. Mencken wrote, “What men will fight for seems to be worth looking into.” Indeed. With recruiting in the tank, veterans in depression, and a Sino-Russian flotilla projecting power by our 49th state, it might just…
I recently read a conservative writer who opined: “We have lost the culture wars” (not in the pages of The American Spectator, by the way). The author’s announcement was a veritable white flag, a signal that we conservatives should do…
