American political commentator (1951–2021)
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…
(Cover photo by Gage Skidmore) Rep. Madison Cawthorn appears to be facing a serious challenge in the 11th District Republican primary for several reasons that are outside the scope of…
Gov. Cooper likely would sign a state budget that includes the first two years of a multi-billion-dollar plan developed by a California-based consulting firm without input from legislators. Lawmakers should…
Tevi Troy explores the late radio host Rush Limbaugh’s influence on the White House and the conservative movement. Rush Limbaugh’s conservative radio talk show debuted on August 1, 1988, at…
Editors at National Review Online explain why a recent controversy involving a competing conservative publication and Google should cause concern. So, Google was demonetizing the Federalist, and then it wasn’t.…
Gov. Roy Cooper was a prominent figure on yesterday’s Rush Limbaugh show. Here’s the Cooper tweet that got Limbaugh started: A face covering signifies strength and compassion for others. Wearing…
Admittedly I did not see the North Carolina connection as the controversy between the NBA and China has evolved. But think about it–first, Rush Limbaugh: he same NBA that told…
Damon Root writes for Reason that former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens remains unrepentant about one of his worst opinions. In 2005, Stevens, then an associate justice of…
David French uses his latest National Review Online column to expose media outlets that blame left-wing violence on conservatives. Spend much time in left-wing circles — especially the kind of…
“I’m a radio guy. I do a radio program. And my success here is defined by radio and broadcast business metrics, not political. It never has been defined by political…
Charles Murray explains at National Review Online why he’s not buying a common argument from Donald Trump’s most reluctant supporters. I am part of the tiny fraction of the population…
Setting the stage—-earlier this week we’ve discussed Obamacare’s struggles here in North Carolina. With that in mind, I read with interest the transcript of Rush Limbaugh’s discussion about how Obamacare…