Romney’s Entire Career Has Been About Punishing Republicans For Voting For Him
He attempts to portray himself as a moral bulwark, but as his shifts indicate, many of his political leanings seem to be more a product of self-interest than of genuine moral clarity.
If The GOP’s Business Wing Wants Low Taxes, They’d Better Stop Sabotaging Social Conservatives
A political alliance will not hold if one faction insists on its priorities while working against its partners. When was the last time the economic side of the GOP backed up the rest of us?
The GOP Base Won’t Boycott Over Trump, Because Trump Isn’t The Problem
The real motives of Rauch, Wittes, and NeverTrumpers have nothing to do with pragmatic politics in response to a ‘dangerous’ president or concern about the rule of law.
In Alabama, Roy Moore’s Defiant Campaign Recalls Trump’s Outsider Status
To some Alabamans, Moore is a hero. For many others, voting for him is just a way to support President Trump and defy the GOP establishment—again.
Mitch McConnell’s Case For Controlling Republican Nominees Is Either Clueless Or Disingenuous
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s backing establishment politicos because that’s how to keep ‘a governing majority.’ What good has that been?
Neocons’ Siren Song Has Divorced Republicans From Their Voters
You may have never heard of Robert Kagan or Max Boot, but they are hugely influential to the people you vote for.
The Republican Senate’s Terrible Week Bodes Ill For The GOP
Roy Moore’s victory in the Alabama special election and the Senate’s failed effort to repeal Obamacare point to a GOP whose voters are losing patience.
5 Quick Takeaways From The Alabama Republican Primary
While this race may not have been much of a referendum on President Trump, there was a bit of a referendum on Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and what he represents to the Republican voter.
President Trump Has Certainly Unified The Country’s Political Class—Against Him
Our fractured capital is experiencing a new flowering of bipartisanship. Everyone inside the beltway, at least those getting the press coverage, seems to oppose him.
Anti-Trumpers Need To Fire On The Real Enemy Instead Of On Conservatives
Anti-Trumpers still keep throwing conservatives under the bus to maintain the status quo, just as they’ve often done (remember the Tea Party).
Ignoring The GOP Establishment’s Advice Might Have Been Trump’s Smartest Move
Based off the advice given in the GOP’s 2012 autopsy, one would have expected a candidate such as Donald Trump to stand little chance of winning in 2016.
GOP Leaders Chose Trump. They Can’t Disown Him Now
Thanks, folks—you helped give us Donald Trump, and then when his comments from the Bush era came to light, you carried Hillary Clinton’s water.
Conservatives Are The New RINOs
If the main current of Republicanism is populist nationalism, replete with moderate versions of the statism the Democrats have put forward, what is a RINO now?
Bernie Sanders Is Getting Jobbed
While the fight on the Right has centered around ‘the establishment,’ it’s on the Left where the establishment is actually ignoring voters for Bernie Sanders.
Ryan Is Right: No White Knights Should Apply
It is odd to hear high-priced political consultants spouting childlike fantasies of an open convention. But that is a sign of just how desperate the times are for Republican elites.
Blame Republican Leaders If Pro-Life Voters Go Trump
Donald Trump may be an abortion wild card who doesn’t get the issue, but Hillary Clinton is a committed pro-abortion politician who unequivocally attacks life.
How To Rebuild Conservatism After Trump
People who love freedom in its various forms still need to work together to fight for it in the political arena. So we should start considering ways a new coalition can avoid old mistakes.
Who Is The Establishment? You Are
We don’t have an ‘establishment’ problem. The existence of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz establishes that fact.
The End For Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio ran for the presidency promising a path to a new American century. It turns out Republican voters just wanted to return to the last one.