Conservatism

A selection of recent articles on this topic

A Thanksgiving Meditation on Freedom and Its Enemies

George Weigel

Shortly after jihadist murderers killed over 130 people in Paris, seven of the terrorists blowing themselves up…

Even if Carson “Wins,” We Lose

Pete Spiliakos

Ben Carson might well profit from his presidential campaign, but his conservative supporters have already lost. They…

America’s First Baptist President

Timothy George

Warren Gamaliel Harding was the first Baptist to serve as President of the United States and the…

Between Arrogance and Despair

Pete Spiliakos

The politics of 2015 reflect the differing moods of liberals and conservatives. Liberals are frustrated at the…

Assembling An American Majority

Pete Spiliakos

Liberals are confident that they own the future, but conservatives have a chance to shape a better…

Kim Davis and the Mess She’s In

Russell E. Saltzman

Once upon a time I was a sworn officer of the State of Kansas, occupying a statutory…

Scott Walker and the Bubble

Pete Spiliakos

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s transition from state to federal politics has been bumpy, but it is indicative…

An Epistolary Romp through Catholicism

George Weigel

In 2003, Elizabeth Maguire, publisher of Basic Books, made a proposal: I should write Letters to a…

​Why Is Religious Freedom At Risk?

Ryan T. Anderson

In recent political memory, religious liberty was a value that brought together conservatives, libertarians, and progressives. As…

A Campaign That is Lost Every Day

Pete Spiliakos

Many conservatives feel like they are living in a country they no longer understand and that does…

On Retreat

Michael Hanby

David Mills, inspired by a Facebook post from Robby George, has exhorted mostly unnamed proponents of the…

Conservatives and Low-Skilled Workers

Pete Spiliakos

People in the Republican establishment have been suggesting that conservatives can either try to appeal to working-class…

Conservative Con Artistry

Pete Spiliakos

A breach has opened between the Republican party’s business interests and the party’s activists. It has always…

Opportunity and Incentives

Pete Spiliakos

President Obama’s recent actions to effectively exempt millions of unauthorized immigrants from deportation and to issue them…

Conservative Populism and the Cory Gardner Problem

Pete Spiliakos

A funny thing happened when Cory Gardner, the senator-elect from Colorado, went on Fox News Sunday: He…