I just finished reading Thomas Mallon’s fine historical novel Fellow Travelers and now look forward to seeing the Showtime mini-series that it inspired. Against the backdrop of the McCarthy era, these works concern the Lavender Scare: Gay Americans in the federal government were targeted as…
I had an interesting weekend. I spent most of it in Chicago, a city where I hadn’t spent much time before. Prior to Friday, I’d only been in O’Hare International Airport, not Chicago itself, but after Friday I can count…
The secular Left (and some on the center-right) thought it had won the culture war some time ago. And it is mostly correct. But every now and then, an apostate slips by and occupies a position of governmental power. Mike…
Immediately following the brutal Hamas attack on Israel that killed over 1,000 Israeli citizens, students across the country released anti-Israel statements and organized protests. Earlier this week, high school students in Texas held a “walk out“ in support of Palestine,…
Circumstances are dire in Poland under the rule of the conservative Law & Justice (PiS) party, if you’re to believe recent media coverage. In the Los Angeles Times, journalist and author Kati Marton warns, “When Poles go to vote this…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. couldn’t possibly have picked a worse time to announce that he is leaving the Democratic Party to run as an independent. On Monday, Americans were concerned far less with what could happen in a year and…
Aubrey and Luther are back with another episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast to discuss the goings-on in the world, the rumors, and the facts. Democrats are discussing who takes over after President Joe Biden’s gone: Gavin Newsome has a…
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series by Speaker Gingrich on American despotism. Listen to The American Spectator’s exclusive interview with the speaker here. Read the first in the series here and the second here. When then-Gov. Ronald Reagan…
Since her election last year, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been under fire from the Left for what it deems her “far right” positions on traditional family values — namely, that she has them. So, it is no surprise…
