Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince, which was first published in 1532 and still remains in print, is known for its unsentimental and amoral advice to leaders and would-be leaders about attaining and using power. Machiavelli wrote the book to gain favor…
The only thing more hypocritical than Democrats persecuting Donald Trump for election denial would be a man in a brothel denouncing prostitution with a towel around his waist. Democrats challenged GOP presidential electors in 1960 and 1968. They have tried…
Ron DeSantis is the newest target of the Democrat Party’s machine. In last week’s Five Quick Things column, I noted something that has been obvious for a while but is nevertheless more starkly evident by the day, it seems like….
At least now we know what is and is not election interference. It is not indicting the chief political opponent of an incumbent officeholder prior to a big election. Donald Trump is the foremost political adversary of the sitting president…
It is a warning to conservatives everywhere: The rise of woke progressivism, amped by social media, threatens the future of democracy. The Israeli Left now is acting to circumvent free elections by trying to take down Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s popularly…
The word “authenticity” is having a moment. In the context of product marketing and prominent consumer brands, one sees countless references to the criticality of purpose-driven marketing and the necessity of brands being perceived as authentic to garner the loyalty…
Oh, the horror! Over there at the Washington Post, reporter Amy Gardner is horrified at Republican candidates’ running on platforms of election integrity. So, what to do? Gardner and the Post’s editorial board sound the alarm that there is no such…
Former President Donald J. Trump is suing CNN for defamation. For those who know something about modern American libel standards, the case raises the following question: Will Trump be able to show “actual malice”? That is, will he be able…
Here’s the Deal: A Memoir By Kellyanne Conway (Simon & Schuster: 512 pages, $18.79) I met Kellyanne Conway by chance at a D.C. event less than a month ago. When I gave her my card, she responded, “Leonora is a…
It was inevitable that the implosion of the Biden administration would lure former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton back onto the political stage. The voters showed her the door five years ago, yet she remains unable to grasp what they were…