When I first heard of the hullabaloo surrounding the visit to the Lincoln Monument by students of Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky, as they took a side trip to that Washington attraction following their participation in the massive annual…
A fine article by Conrad Black suggests the anti-Trump factions lost rounds last week. While the Mueller investigation has yet to produce any evidence of illicit campaign “collusion” with the treacherous Russians, one of the leaders of the disputationists, former FBI director…
Updated 4.5.18 4:23 p.m. Shortly after the essay below was published, we learned that Williamson had been fired by the Atlantic. In an email to his staffers, Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg wrote: Late yesterday afternoon, information came to our…
Neal Freeman’s byline is one that more conservatives should be acquainted with. Happily, those not familiar with this ever-faithful conservative warrior, both a combatant and a clear and able chronicler of the ideological battles, can catch up with him through this collection of columns, articles, and speeches. They cover significant events, trends, and personalities in the conservative movement from the days of Goldwater to the age of Trump. The previously published pieces in Skirmishes appeared in such as National Review, the Wall Street Journal, and, happy to say, The American Spectator.
Go read more about The American Spectator’s founder here. A tidbit: Tyrrell is a charismatic, spry, and unaccountably handsome 73-year-old whose mainstream political influence peaked during Ronald Reagan’s first term. **** Tyrrell’s Spectator was a hipster National Review, his generation’s…