The Anti-Trump Conservative Firing Circle Is Wildly Out Of Touch With The American Electorate
Donald Trump, it turned out, read the conservative electorate much more accurately than the finest minds in Republican punditry. Their response is revenge.
The West Isn’t Committing Suicide, It’s Dying Of Natural Causes
Jonah Goldberg’s ‘Suicide of the West’ fails to acknowledge that the threat to liberal democratic capitalism is far deeper than tribalism or nationalism gone awry.
Trump Looms Large In The First Super Tuesday of 2018 Primaries
How populist and anti-establishment do Republican candidates have to be to win a contested primary in the Trump era? We’re about to find out.
What’s Wrong With The Left’s Complaints That Populism Threatens Self-Rule
The Brookings Institution’s William Galston warns that liberal democracy ‘faces clear and present dangers’ from a rising populist tide. Is that really true?
Marco Rubio Blows With The Prevailing Trumpian Wind
Marco Rubio really, really wants to be president. He wants it badly enough to blow with the prevailing wind, and the prevailing wind comes from Trump.
Conrad Black On Trump’s Place In The History Of Populism
Ben Weingarten, as part of an Encounter Books series, interview Lord Conrad Black, former British newspaper publisher and author.
Brian Kilmeade On Andrew Jackson And Consuming American History
Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade joins Federalist Radio to discuss his new book on General Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans.
What Populism Is And Why It’s So Compelling
Donald Trump gestured at something lacking in the two-party system of the past generation and, whether he meant to or not, began the shift to a new system of conservatism.
What Donald Trump Set On Fire When He Burned Steve Bannon
Donald Trump’s spectacular disavowal of Steve Bannon isn’t just the end for Bannon. It’s the end for Bannon’s attempt to turn ‘Trumpism’ into a movement.
Roy Moore Is A Lesson On The Folly Of Angry Populism
The obvious lesson of Roy Moore’s election loss is that angry populism fueled by resentment of ‘elites’ is not the basis for a political movement.
Austria’s Rightward Swing Marks Accelerated Political Shifts In Europe
Sebastian Kurz’s win marks the latest sign of Europe’s slow march away from the European Union and toward a renaissance, for better or for worse, of national sovereignty.
Venezuela’s Descent Into Chaos Buries The Left’s Hopes Of ‘Good Socialism’
Our glitterati’s favorite socialist paradise has, like so many similar experiments, become a murderous den of oppression and privation.
Here’s Why So Many Republicans View America’s Colleges And Universities Negatively
Many of them have seen or experienced the detrimental results of campus protests, a growing PC culture, and catastrophic student debt.
Why Chris Christie Finally Crossed The Line From Populism Into Arrogance
Gov. Chris Christie’s ability to rise above controversy is at an end. Therein hangs a lesson for all politicians about the difference between populism and arrogance.
Ben Domenech Interviews Pat Buchanan On Nixon, Culture Wars, And Trumpism
Read the Q&A between Ben Domenech and Pat Buchanan on the Federalist Radio Hour.
Pat Buchanan Talks Nixon, Populism, And Trump On Federalist Radio Hour
Pat Buchanan shares stories from his years in the White House, and his own political career, in a two-part interview on Federalist Radio.
Voters Deliver Weak Mandate For New French President In Precarious Position
On Sunday French voters chose a centrist candidate for president, Emmanuel Macron, who has never been elected to office and who founded his own party.
‘The Fate Of The Furious’ Shows The Dangers Of Masculine Populism
Vin Diesel is the Sylvester Stallone of this generation, and the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise is his ‘Rocky.’
Shia LaBeouf’s Anti-Trump ‘Art Project’ Becomes Global Game Of Capture The Flag
Online overreaction and anonymity combine to produce some terrible and hilarious antics. Shia LeBeouf provides an object lesson about refusing to feed these trolls.
Democrats’ Sad Search For An ‘Appalachian’ Savior
Democrats are desperately clinging to the narrative of a rural Appalachian savior who will help bring their party back from the edge.
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