I stopped being a Republican because of the Iraq War.
Racist assumptions, ethnolinguistic assumptions of inferiority or superiority, are as old as mankind.
In 2008, many Democrats and Republicans believed Hillary Clinton to be a responsible public leader – a firm hand on the wheel, experienced in matters of diplomacy, conflict, and national interest. The 3 A.M. phone call was a question mark with Barack Obama, but not for Hillary Clinton.
One of the differences between what happens when an author and a gossip columnist sit down to write a book is that the former tends to make every effort at disguising and protecting their sources, while the latter doesn’t particularly care.
What can be said of George H. W. Bush beyond the personal accolades is that, as president, he was a man who did nothing by half measures. He was hands-on, engaged, and thought deeply and seriously about the purpose of the nation.
Jindal’s record in Louisiana is controversial, in part because, in a state which has historically favored patronage culture and a bureaucracy that offered uninterrupted employment for those who backed the right horse, he aimed to destroy the old spoils system.
I think that one of the errors that social conservatives made – particularly Christian social conservatives – was a belief that they needed to use the power of government to try to shore up the various things that they believe make up a life well-lived.
It’d be nice to claim that the American press, while maintaining objectivity and balancing against bias, is still inherently American – that they are patriots who love this country even as they report on its defects.
I came from a religious, homeschooled background; I had conventional views across the board.
The idea of the frontier is a stand-in for the idea of liberty.
Writers who do great work must be coddled and encouraged.
Careful authors and journalists cultivate relationships with a wide variety of sources so as to avoid bad information or being led down an inaccurate path. Gossip columnists don’t particularly care if the path is inaccurate, so long as it gets attention and results in more fuel for the fire.
At 26, I barely knew who I was.
I know that charges of plagiarism are serious.
Trump’s supporters have taken over the Republican Party – not just because they like him but because they believe his approach to politics has been consistently vindicated.
We all consume Netflix and other streaming services in different ways. Sometimes, it’s a movie you’re really going to focus on; other times, it’s background noise to something else, where you won’t really pay attention.
The first time I watched ‘The Magnificent Seven’ on TV on a Sunday afternoon, I knew it was going to be a different kind of western.
I came from a religious, homeschooled background; I had conventional views across the board.
The biggest loser in 2016 was Washington, D.C.
I grew up watching ‘The Lone Ranger.’ I would get up every Saturday morning, earlier than all the other kids, to watch a black and white western with Clayton Moore that hadn’t filmed a new episode since 1957.
For years, the NFL was the one league apparently immune from ratings downturns of any significance.
When Barack Obama arrived in Washington, many in the media welcomed him with optimism as a historic figure focused on progressive change. But their overwhelmingly favorable treatment of him ultimately turned Americans who disagreed with Obama’s policies away from traditional media sources they came to distrust.
It is at best insufficient and at worst inaccurate to settle on a definition of the Enlightenment, for the obvious reason that there was not just one.
Gawker was a site built to destroy lives. Its mission was to discover the worst moment in a person’s life – and then publicize it for profit.
I think that one of the errors that social conservatives made – particularly Christian social conservatives – was a belief that they needed to use the power of government to try to shore up the various things that they believe make up a life well-lived.
Father John Misty is rebelling not against repression or foolishness but the ephemeral nature of mankind. He seeks permanence in a fleeting age, and he does not find it because the one place he could find an answer, he considers closed off: a locked door.
It’d be nice to say that American media doesn’t hate this country.
In 2008, many Democrats and Republicans believed Hillary Clinton to be a responsible public leader – a firm hand on the wheel, experienced in matters of diplomacy, conflict, and national interest. The 3 A.M. phone call was a question mark with Barack Obama, but not for Hillary Clinton.
The radicals who perpetrated the Charlie Hebdo attack were not motivated by Western imperialism but by members of a free society violating Islamic law.
The world of campaign consulting is full of hype. It is designed to offer those desperate for an edge on their opponent the promise of a silver bullet and a consultancy willing to go to any lengths – including all those things you’d like to do but can’t – in order to win.
Scarcity of quarterback talent ought to inspire innovation in a sport that desperately needs it.
In a time of fractured politics, our need for unifying cultural events is more acute, and particularly our need for creators who do not deny the people their art because of the votes they cast.
Politics is downstream from culture.
The lesson of the Scott Walker, Rick Perry, and Bobby Jindal failures is simple: You can’t run a presidential campaign from the undercard stage.
The disturbing truth we have to recognize is that Bourdain is not alone in his loneliness and depression.
Writers who do crap work believe they have turned in spun gold and all their little darlings must be defended.
Being a bureaucrat means never having to say you’re sorry.
Father John Misty imagines that he is a rebel. He is, but he does not realize what he is rebelling against.
Every day, we publish articles at ‘The Federalist’ with which I disagree.
Jindal’s record in Louisiana is controversial, in part because, in a state which has historically favored patronage culture and a bureaucracy that offered uninterrupted employment for those who backed the right horse, he aimed to destroy the old spoils system.
Making a good meal for someone, even if it is nothing complicated, is an expression of love: it is an invitation to share, for one dinner at least, in our common humanity.
A repeated problem with the Obama administration has been the lack of understanding that contracts only matter if they are enforceable – and if there is a party willing to do the enforcement.
I will not apologize ever, for any reason, for publishing the views of people who don’t make a living in politics about why they plan to vote a certain way.
Ordinary people in such positions – working at firms, companies, or chains – have the absolute right to have their voice in the public square.
Writers who do great work must be coddled and encouraged.
When I was much younger, my siblings and I would routinely tune in to watch ‘Bill Nye the Science Guy’ on PBS. He was a fascinating instructor bent on helping kids achieve a basic understanding of science. When he engaged in politics, it was only very briefly if at all.
The firing of Kevin Williamson from ‘The Atlantic’ on the day he was set to give an opening Q&A in their offices was sadly unsurprising given the pattern of these types of hires.
Conservatives recognize that college campuses and their frames of reality have an outsized impact on the culture, training the next generation of leaders.
In the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union, everyone in America assumed that there would be wars to follow – wars over the reunification of Germany, over the nations within the sphere of Soviet influence, and more. There weren’t, because George H. W. Bush’s policies and diplomacy prevented that.
There are consequences for just expressing generally conservative views. And if those views take on the more extreme dint, the judgment can be swift.
In a time of fractured politics, our need for unifying cultural events is more acute, and particularly our need for creators who do not deny the people their art because of the votes they cast.
Our leaders do us no service when they fail to recognize that the threat the so-called Islamic State and its allied terrorists represent is a civilizational, not a geopolitical, conflict and can only be understood through that lens.
For being the largest generation in American history, the Millennial generation inspires a ridiculous degree of overgeneralization.
Try to name any meaningful thing Hillary Clinton accomplished in her role as Secretary of State. The small things she did accomplish have almost universally turned out badly.
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