The other day in this space, I headlined this: New York Attorney General Letitia James Must Resign — and Be Prosecuted for Abuse of Power Her anti-Trump lawsuit is a staggering criminalization of politics. Make no mistake. Letitia James is…
Fox News and other media outlets report that actor Harrison Ford got emotional when he announced at Disney’s D23 expo on Saturday that the fifth installment of the Indiana Jones movies will be his last time portraying the popular action-movie…
Scott McKay, a columnist here at The American Spectator, recently released The Revivalist Manifesto: How Patriots Can Win the Next American Era. After receiving the manuscript, I reached out to Scott with some questions about the book, whither conservatives, and…
Thank you, Michael, for responding so quickly and so candidly. My thoughts are these: • Let’s agree to disagree about what constitutes a belittling comment. When you call National Review, the centerpiece of William F. Buckley’s legacy, “a joke,” I…
As I, along with Sohrab Ahmari and Michael Anton (and I don’t mind being put in that category), was called out this week in these pages by the venerable Neal B. Freeman of National Review fame, and as Mr. Freeman…
For the record, contra Neal B. Freeman’s assertion, I did not make, and to the best of my recollection have never made, “belittling remarks” about William F. Buckley, Jr. As it happens, two of my teachers — Harry V. Jaffa and…
TAS: So, this time you’re interviewing yourself? NBF: I’ve been told that I’m the only person still living who worked closely with William F. Buckley, Jr., in his prime. A firsthand account might be useful. TAS: Why now? NBF: The…
The French Press Self-appointed, self-righteous, insufferable Christian watchdog and conscience of conservatism David French warns the public of those filled with rage and fear over the Dobbs decision. No, it’s not Jane’s Revenge, Friends of Ruth, would-be leftist assassins of…
Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is so prevalent at National Review that one of its featured writers, Kevin Williamson, cannot bring himself to give any credit to Trump for the historic Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and Casey v….
The late M. Stanton Evans, who eschewed computers for typewriters and offered the visage not of a TV pundit but rather of a funeral parlor director, just wasn’t made for these times. In the age of the celebrity conservative of…