Conservatism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Recalibrating the Culture War in 2016
We thought that the culture war was behind us and that we were entering a Brave New…
Losing Control of History
If there is one concept that’s taken a massive hit from Donald Trump’s election, it is the…
Where I Was Wrong Part II: Iraq
Donald Trump didn’t emerge solely from the passions of his enthusiasts. He emerged also from the wreckage…
Disraeli’s Romanticism, Trump’s Nationalism
The rise of Donald Trump has led me to think again about Benjamin Disraeli, one of the…
The Conservative Lawyers versus the Never Trumpers
Just a month ago, in a harbinger of things to come, the conservative side lost in the…
Does the Goldwater Comparison Really Hold Up?
Donald Trump is the most idiosyncratic Republican Party presidential nominee of the post–World War II era. A…
Echoes of Phyllis Schlafly
When Phyllis Schlafly died on September 5 at age 92 at her home in a St. Louis…
The Ruins of the Pat Buchanan Coalition
Former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan has argued that his timing was off when he ran for president…
The Washington Post and the Church of Me
My local paper, the Washington Post, is best read for its sports and op-ed pages and its…
Against Optimism
The two party conventions ended with a Trump speech labeled “dark” and a Clinton speech labeled “optimistic.”…
Rotting-Flesh Reaganism
Ted Cruz failed to endorse Donald Trump for president. Snore. The real story from Cruz’s convention fiasco…
Bernie Sanders and the Atomized Republic
Yuval Levin argues that American politics is being distorted by the toxic nostalgia of Baby Boomers who…
Final Advice for the Untenured Conservative Humanist
This is the third and final installment of an advice column for religious and social conservatives preparing…
To Save Religious Liberty, Focus on Media Ecology
David French is right to argue that evangelical Christians (and all supporters of religious liberty) will have…
An Inquisition Is Not a Witch-Hunt
It’s Dangerous to Believe: Religious Freedom and Its Enemiesby mary eberstadtharper, 158 pages, $25.99 Members of traditional…
