As a journalist, it’s easy to turn around copy on any of the public policy and political debates of the day, but I struggle to write about religious issues in a meaningful way. My American Spectator columns detail the usual…
I saw a t-shirt the other day that gave me a chuckle. It read: “I may be old, but I saw America before it went to sh**.” My amusement passed quickly. As I thought about the differences between the 20th…
WASHINGTON — National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan fought to hold back tears Thursday as he talked about watching President Joe Biden on the phone informing the families of American hostages held in Russia that their loved ones would be free…
Has the U.S. federal government ever had less legitimacy than it has right now? Kimberly Cheatle was forced out as the Secret Service director after perhaps the worst performance by an agency head in the history of Congressional testimony. Cheatle…
HAVANA, CUBA — Three years ago this month, Cuba erupted in its first widespread anti-government protests in decades, as thousands of Cubans took to the streets to express their frustration with the country’s spiraling economy and deepening political dysfunction. In…
Nayib Bukele has become something of a darling for American right-wingers, and not without good reason. The youthful, eloquent 42-year-old president of El Salvador has made a name for himself in his stunningly successful war against his nation’s murderous cartels…
The Weekend Spectator with Paul and Grace is a new show featuring Paul Kengor and Grace Reilly and will release episodes every Saturday. Both having roots at Grove City College, Paul Kengor and Grace Reilly have collaborated through The Institute…
Okay, I know, maybe “perfect” is too strong a word. It’s certainly not a word that one writer uses lightly to describe another writer’s work, even that of a respected colleague on the pages of The American Spectator. But I…
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order last month that excludes pride flags from flying over federally operated buildings. In today’s episode of The Spectacle podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss Landry’s order and the precedent it…
