Ralph Benko, Author at The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
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Ralph Benko
Ralph Benko, a senior advisor to the American Principles Project, of Washington, D.C., served as a junior White House official under President Reagan.
by | Dec 25, 2022

Neo-reactionary pundits recently called for the creation of a 21st-century House Un-American Activities Committee. Jon Schweppe at Newsweek argued, “Republicans in the House should think bigger than simply calling former Twitter executives before the House Oversight Committee. We need a…

by | Oct 22, 2020

America’s goodness is self-evident to me, and to most conservatives and, not insignificantly, to most labor and ethnic Democrats. That said, when the civic cornerstone of America comes under assault, we must root our conviction in fact rather than in faith….

by | Jun 19, 2019

The White House has announced that President Trump is awarding Dr. Arthur B. Laffer the Presidential Medal of Freedom on June 19th. That, along with the Congressional Gold Medal, is America’s highest civilian award. It is well deserved. Robert Mundell…

by | Apr 17, 2019

President Trump’s nomination of Stephen Moore and Herman Cain (full disclosure, both are friends and Moore an occasional professional colleague) to the board of governors of the Federal Reserve has become something of a cause célèbre in Washington. Moore’s and Cain’s attackers…

by | Jan 15, 2019

Hello, Tim Draper. Break California up into three States? High time! What might be the larger implications of tugging on a loose thread of the sweater that is the Megastates that dominate the world? They weave a garment that has…

by | Aug 29, 2018

How important is the distinction between nationalism and patriotism? Could it be that this distinction might be all that stands between Steve Bannon and political power? It may seem too slender a distinction, too thin a thread, to matter so…

by | Aug 9, 2018

Google and social media have been in the headlines. So has Bitcoin. Tech guru and conservative economist George Gilder now brings the two together in a fascinating and pertinent way. According to a very recent WellsFargo/Gallup poll, about 2% of American…

by | Jun 20, 2018

Hello, Tim Draper. Break California up into three States? High time! What might be the larger implications of tugging on a loose thread of the sweater that is the Megastates that dominate the world? They weave a garment that has…

by | Dec 8, 2017

Two progressive icons in the Capitol have recently announced their resignations. Sen. Al Franken, under pressure from the Senate Democratic conference, announces his resignation in the wake of the resignation of Rep. John Conyers under pressure from House Minority Leader…

by | Feb 7, 2017

The elite media is currently awash with fascinated hogwash about Steve Bannon, President Trump’s White House strategist. Time magazine devotes its current cover to an intentionally unflattering cover photo of and snarky cover headline about him. Time is joining the…

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