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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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To Give or Not to Give…Thanks
How wonderfully American to have a congressional debate about whether or not to say thank you on Thanksgiving.
Trump Again, Thank God
This Thanksgiving, imagine the country without Trump. Then measure the distance between that world and this one.
Recover the Republic Through Classical Education
Classical education is the discipline of a free people. If we neglect it, the republic will not survive us.
We Need a Counter-Revolution
If conservatives are to strike back against the destructive Left, they must be every bit as organized and intentional as their enemies.
Republicans are Losing Focus When It Matters Most
Just as the America First comeback is taking shape, the movement is drifting into side quests.
It Is Time for Peaceful Protest Rallies and Vigils
We must match the zeal of the America-haters, but without matching their violence. Patriotic Americans must come to the aid of their country.
For Those Who Never Quit
A tribute to America’s veterans through the story of one man whose legend still defines the Marine Corps.
In Defense of the Executive
The Left doesn’t fear dictatorship. They do fear losing control of the machine they thought they ruled.
The Mob Now Guards the Marble
The revolutionaries who toppled bronze generals now clutch their pearls over a ballroom renovation.
The Military Has Always Been Political
What the Destructive Left calls “politicization” under Donald Trump is in fact restoration of order and honor.
The Federalist
Celebrating the wisdom of The Federalist, the founding essays that defended the Constitution and remain vital to America’s freedom 250 years later.
Finish Off the ABA
The destructive Left’s march through the institutions has conquered the law. The ABA, once its steward, now serves the regime.