The island of Puerto Rico was acquired by the United States after the Spanish-American War. Although the usual narrative is the war was precipitated by an explosion on the naval vessel Maine in Havana harbor, the truth is that the…
Colorado parents could lose custody of their children for ‘misgendering’ or ‘deadnaming’ them if House Bill 1312 passes. It soon faces the Senate after passing in the Democratic majority House, and would recognize misgendering as justification for a parent losing…
NextGen Marxism: What It Is and How to Combat It By Mike Gonzalez and Katharine Gorka (Encounter Books, 328 pages, $22) It is a sad state of affairs that Marxism and socialism have reached new heights of popularity and power…
Both International Women’s Day (IWD) and Vladimir Putin were promoted by the KGB. Few know the true roots of today’s holiday, which even some conservatives celebrate. Marx famously advocated for the abolition of the family and collectivization of children —…
Question: What do International Women’s Day and Vladimir Putin have in common? Answer: Both were promoted by the KGB. It is upon us once again: International Women’s Day. I’ve been writing about it here every year since our dumbed-down modern…
I was recently taken aback by a lengthy piece that I read (very oddly) in The Wall Street Journal. Jacob Berger is a professor of philosophy at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He authored an article in the WSJ on…
Prager University has teamed up with The American Spectator’s editor, Paul Kengor, for a special six-part video series on history’s worst dictators. The “Hall of Evil” series launched on Feb. 3 with the first installment on Bolshevik dictator Vladimir Lenin (click…
James Burnham: An Intellectual Biography By David T. Byrne (Northern Illinois University Press, 256 pages, $33.95) “Only by renouncing all ideology can we begin to see the world and man.” So wrote James Burnham in a 1963 edition of The…
American Spectator editor Paul Kengor appeared on the Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special this past weekend to discuss what embodies and defines Marxism, Kamala Harris’ ties to the worldview, and Ronald Reagan’s legacy in comparison to Donald Trump’s. Please give a click to…