Liberty
Good luck finding patriotic politicians
Ruy Teixeira and Karlyn Bowman explore the absence of patriotism from much of today’s political discourse. Simple appreciation for America, and a desire to build on its strengths, has become…
Politics of the United States
overview of political matters in the United States of America
Liberty
Questioning Democrats’ objections to voter ID
J.T. Young writes for the Federalist about Democrats’ state objections to voter identification. If voter ID requirements truly threaten civil rights, it follows that many other civil rights are also threatened. Identification is…
Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
Liberalism, conservatism, and America’s vocabulary problem
I grew up a Rush Baby. Some of my earliest political memories come not from school or textbooks but from Rush Limbaugh’s unmistakable voice filling our car. I subscribed to…
Liberty
American political protests labeled overrated
Elle Purnell of the Federalist is no fan of continual protests from left-of-center activists. Another week has passed, which means the street theater geeks have found another foreign flag to…
Liberty
How Dobbs decision transformed America
Editors at National Review Online assess the impact of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision. Pro-lifers have been so understandably preoccupied with the new challenges and difficulties of a post-Roe…
Liberty
Democrats fight Trump without coherent alternative
Victor Davis Hanson writes for Real Clear Politics about Democrats’ ineffective opposition to President Donald Trump. Why are opposition Democrats not offering alternative agendas and compromises? Could they partner with…
Liberty
Misreading Praise for Trump Would Be a Mistake
Yuval Levin assesses the challenges ahead for a second Trump administration. Trump has returned because the Left could not take the electorate’s “no” for an answer and reorient itself. Democrats…
Liberty
The Danger of Misreading Voters’ Message to Trump, GOP
Yuval Levin assesses the impact of this month’s electoral win for Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. The immediate aftermath of an election is a terrible time for political punditry. Everything…
Liberty
American Politics As ‘Amplified Rage’
Jonathan Turley writes for The Hill about a disturbing shift in American political discourse. Nobel Laureate Albert Camus once said, “Insurrection is certainly not the sum total of human experience…
Liberty
Is Virginia’s Push to Eliminate Gas Cars a Sign of North Carolina’s Future?
Virginia has tied its future to California, and plans to stop selling gas vehicles by 2035, despite objections from Republicans and Gov. Glenn Youngkin. May North Carolina follow a similar…
Liberty
Looking for 2022’s Biggest Losers
David Bossie writes at FoxNews.com about the people who endured the worst political losses in 2022. In the full-contact sport of politics, there are always winners and losers and 2022…
Liberty
Adding Names to Santa’s Naughty List
Shawn Fleetwood of the Federalist selects people who deserve a lump of coal this Christmas from the big guy. If one of Santa’s elves went rogue and ruined Christmas for…