by | Dec 6, 2024

In their quest to “Trump proof” California, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta invoke “California values.” If people across the country wonder what exactly these values might be, state politicians have provided clues. As they gear up…

by and | Nov 20, 2024

Washington D.C. bureaucrats and the mainstream media have been vocal critics against Trump’s cabinet picks, such as Pete Hegseth, Matt Gaetz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard. (READ MORE: What Trump’s Cabinet Picks All Have in Common: They Don’t…

by | Nov 16, 2024

The main difference between the public and private sector is the assumption of responsibility. Imagine that, after watching a lively YouTube tutorial, you decide to go and do your first prostate operation with no prior knowledge. In the public sector,…

by and and | Oct 16, 2024

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…

by and | Oct 10, 2024

Americans have criticized FEMA and other federal agencies for their out-of-touch response to Hurricane Helene. (READ MORE: The Democrats Weaponize FEMA Relief) In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss federal agencies and how…

by and | Sep 28, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appearance at The American Spectator’s 56th Robert L. Bartley Gala was a full circle moment for The American Spectator founder, R. Emmett Tyrell, as RFK Sr. inspired the title of Tyrell’s memoir, How Do We Get…

by | Aug 13, 2024

Why do sick individuals so often populate local boards of health? Dan Doherty of Norwood, Mass., explained to his mother that he wanted to work this summer. His idea involved opening up an ice cream stand. She told her 12-year-old…

by and | May 24, 2024

Bureaucrats and Western governments, inspired by the globalist elite, are regulating small business owners and your local farmer out of existence, and Jeremy Clarkson’s reality TV show Clarkson’s Farm exposes their plight perfectly. On today’s episode of The Spectacle podcast,…

by | Apr 29, 2024

Some of our regular readers — perhaps many of you, in fact — will likely remember a column that appeared in this space almost two years ago commenting on a segment Tucker Carlson did on his then–Fox News broadcast about…

by | Apr 24, 2024

Erick Erickson, a popular conservative writer and talk show host, made a brief splash within right-wing circles Monday with a National Review op-ed and follow-up monologue about the Right’s alleged departure from limited-government, free-market principles. I don’t know Erickson personally,…

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