British-born American far-right political commentator, writer, journalist and computer programmer
Perpetual font of optimism John Derbyshire begins his latest National Review article with this prediction about the future of print news media: The newspaper, in the sense of news actually…
Near the end of his book predicting America’s impending demise, titled We Are Doomed, John Derbyshire mentions that he’s advised his kids to seek their fame in fortune in government.…
A new book argues yes. That high tide was 1924, the last year both major political parties nominated conservatives to run for president. Incumbent Republican Calvin Coolidge, elevated to the…
After writing Monday?s Daily Journal column on political anagrams, I got to thinking how the names of some of my National Review colleagues might be rearranged in interesting ways. If…
John Derbyshire of National Review is a pessimist. What?s more, he believes other conservatives ought to share that pessimism. He makes his case for the glass-is-half-empty perspective in the book…
His thoughts mirror my own perfectly, especially his prediction that the ratchet of government control has slipped free. Read his piece here.
That’s pretty much the sentiment of National Review’s John Derbyshire when he contemplates an Obama versus McCain election. Read his thoughts here.
John Derbyshire shares a succinct reader comment on The Corner today: Herding a bunch of kids together against their will to try to teach them the same thing at the…
National Review’s John Derbyshire thinks that the Democrats will end up nominating Al Gore. You can read his argument to that effect here. It strikes me as entirely possible.
Salute to the very diligent Steve Sailer, and hat tip to John Derbyshire, who predicts “I guarantee that 20 years from now you’ll *still* be hearing how ‘it’s been proved’…
John Derbyshire shows how remarkably intolerant college campuses are becoming in this piece. Even if a “politically incorrect” individual has been invited to speak on a non-political subject (in this…