“Who is James K. Polk?” his opponents in the 1844 presidential election mockingly asked. Two centuries later, the question is asked again more quizzically. For one thing, James K. Polk proved a president can be both a big-picture visionary and…
In the aftermath of the November election, the American pendulum favored more conservative policies, indicating the American public’s desire for change. (READ MORE: Trump’s Morning in America) In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss…
The president-elect has set an ambitious agenda for his first day in office: planning to cut federal funding for “gender-affirming” health care, deport illegal immigrants, impose tariffs, and expand oil drilling. I would like to add one more to the…
Two hundred and eighty-nine years ago, on Oct. 30, 1735, one of the most important yet least appreciated Founding Fathers was born in a place we now know as Quincy, Massachusetts. The birthday of John Adams provides an opportunity to…
The woke Left continues to push for Indigenous People’s Day to replace Columbus Day, but Americans are pushing back. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss how Americans are over DEI holidays like…
Socialism is invading government and society in America, but how did we get here? In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss with American Spectator writer J.T. Young insights into his new book, Unprecedented Assault: How…
Our intrepid progressives have tossed Christopher Columbus and his special day of remembrance to their ash heap of history. They have instead created something they find much more noble. They call it Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This day, they assure us,…
How did we get to a place where radical gender ideology, socialist ideas, and blatant disregard for the Constitution are normalized? Tim Goeglein’s new book, Stumbling Towards Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can…
The Russians weren’t supposed to have atomic weapons. Not yet. Not in 1949. But there was no denying (President Harry S. Truman did try) that the seismic data the American military collected looked identical to the kind of seismic activity…
