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Intellectual Conservatism Needs Fighters to Survive
Must conservatives play nicely with their liberal colleagues, while we critique and castigate each other whenever and however we please?
The Reader Forum: ‘How Many Democrats Wish Trump Had Been Killed?’
How many Democrat politicians wish the assassin had killed Trump? How many Americans? It is the central question.
American Moses
This story appears annually at tomklingenstein.com on April 23, in commemoration of 250 years—and counting—of American independence.
The Reader Forum: “The System Keeping Affirmative Action Alive”
The courts have ruled, the presidents have rotated, and the affirmative action regime has adapted to every one of them.
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The Greatness of George Washington
At his 293rd birthday, the father of our nation is still the ideal model for all who hope to see America made great again.
Safetyism Kills
From COVID to air travel to the LA fires, performative "safety" is a primary justification for expanding political power.
How Pete Hegseth Can Purge Wokeness From the Military
Three ambitious but common-sense reforms will restore civilian control over the politicized and ineffective Pentagon bureaucracy.
Understanding the Fight Over Birthright Citizenship
President Trump's most ambitious executive order is an attempt to restore the consent of the governed as a foundational principle.
School Choice Could Break the DoD’s Woke Education Machine
The mismanagement of the military's K-12 schools is both a failure of patriotic education and a danger to the readiness of our Armed Forces.
Setting Fire to the Deep State
A new "scholarly" treatment of the administrative state is a thinly veiled defense of the regime against Trump and the MAGA mandate.
The Totalitarian Impulse Then and Now
Wokeness stems from the replacement of "good" and "evil" with "Progress" and "Reaction," just like the worst regimes of the 20th century.
We Need Broken Windows Immigration Policy
Limiting immigration enforcement to the most vicious criminals would not fulfill Trump's mandate from the people.
Melania Trump and the Aesthetics of War
The first lady's attention to the finer details can help us reclaim the classic sense of American beauty from those who celebrate ugliness.
The Revolution Isn’t Over
Even with Trump in office, most of the conditions that drove the onslaught of the destructive Left have not been resolved.
How “Postcolonial” Education Endangers Our Way of Life
The lie that America is a stolen nation may be the key to the next stage of the destructive Left's revolutionary designs.
Lessons from the Spanish Civil War
We must look beyond our own history to understand the enemy we face and the means by which that enemy might be opposed.