What always amazes is that the Left has to re-learn the same lesson — over and over and over again. That lesson? Freedom and free markets — capitalism — works. Socialism — the building block of countries from Russia’s Soviet…
Lee Edwards’ impact on the conservative movement cannot be overstated. From his role in founding the Victims in Communism Memorial Foundation to his 25 books, he provided insight into the conservative movement for decades. In this episode of The Weekend Spectator Podcast,…
The conservative movement this week lost an elder statesman, its dean. He was Lee Edwards, 92 years old. Edwards was so very important and dear to both the conservative movement and to me personally. In fact, I’ve dreaded writing this…
National Review was once the nation’s premier conservative journal of opinion. The brainchild of William F. Buckley, Jr, the magazine featured the writing of modern conservatism’s first team: James Burnham, Russell Kirk, Whittaker Chambers, Frank Meyer, Willmoore Kendall, William Rusher,…
With President-elect Donald Trump due back in the White House come January 20 — and with Republicans clinching majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives — the New Right is ascendant. This election proves that 2016 wasn’t…
For someone destined to be such an indispensable man in the incoming Trump administration, it’s remarkable how few Americans outside of Washington know anything about Russ Vought. Remarkable, but perhaps unsurprising. Vought isn’t a politician. He’s a thinker. And the…
Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream By Timothy S. Goeglein (Fidelis Publishing, 192 pages, $23) Every once in a while, there is a book that, even for…
Unity never feels as real yet proves as illusory as it does on Election Day. Whichever candidate wins, factional unity loses. This realization occurs at an accelerated rate for the losers. The winners eventually experience a crackup, too. Governing forces…
From Hellmarsh With Love is Scott McKay’s sequel to his previous novel, King of the Jungle, with installments released exclusively at The American Spectator. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, host Melissa Mackenzie interviews co-host Scott McKay on his…
