Toadying to Washington is not a durable platform for the region. The post The Poverty of the Latin American Right appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Poverty of the Latin American Right Toadying to Washington is not a durable platform for the region. Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP via Getty Images On June 21, Colombians narrowly elected the right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella to the presidency over the leftist candidate Iván Cepeda. Since 2023, right-wingers have won 11 of the past 13 elections in Latin America. De la Espriella’s victory comes as a jewel in the crown for the Trump administration and its so-called “Donroe Doctrine.” Sadly, the track record of recent conservative governments in the Americas—with the exception of El…Open
Michael Anton’s new book on the early modern political theorist has much to recommend it, dubious gematria aside. The post The Straussian Machiavelli? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture The Straussian Machiavelli? Michael Anton’s new book on the early modern political theorist has much to recommend it, dubious gematria aside. Michael Anton, Studies in Machiavellian Political Philosophy (New York City and London: Encounter Books, 2026) 451+XVI pp. Reading Michael Anton’s book of well-wrought essays is like eavesdropping on a private conversation. A deeply committed Straussian, Anton addresses others of his persuasion, among them Tom West, Harvey Mansfield, Leo Paul de Alvarez, and the tutelary spirit of the movement’s founder, Leo Strauss (1899–1973). Although the central theme of this anthology seems to be a proper reading of Machiavelli’s The Prince and Discourses,…Open
A far-left Twitch streamer and a progressive Michigan Senate candidate laughed off longtime Democratic strategist James Carville's warning that he might quit the party over their growing influence, calling the threat a selling point. Hasan Piker and Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, sat down for a video on Piker's YouTube […] The post Hasan Piker and Abdul El-Sayed brush off James Carville's threat to leave the Democratic Party appeared first on American Almanac .
A far-left Twitch streamer and a progressive Michigan Senate candidate laughed off longtime Democratic strategist James Carville's warning that he might quit the party over their growing influence, calling the threat a selling point. Hasan Piker and Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive candidate in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, sat down for a video on Piker's YouTube channel the day before the primary and treated Carville's ultimatum as a punchline. Carville had appeared on Fox News' The Sunday Briefing days earlier and drawn a hard line: he and Piker would not remain in the same political party. One of them, Carville said, was going to leave, and it might be him. Rather than worry about losing a strategist who helped elect Bill…Open
The new prime minister has little room to maneuver on the UK’s brewing fiscal crisis. The post Back to the ’70s in Burnham’s Britain? appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Back to the ’70s in Burnham’s Britain? The new prime minister has little room to maneuver on the UK’s brewing fiscal crisis. UK Special Coverage Photo by Richard Pohle-WPA Pool/Getty Images On Monday, Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, promised to “bring life’s essentials back under stronger public control to make them affordable again.” He has honored his pledge to help with the cost of living by restoring the £2 cap on bus fares and by reducing VAT on household electricity bills. Well, every little bit helps. But anyone who thinks that bus usage in the UK, which has…Open
The man with a plan seems strangely reluctant to share his concrete policies. The post Burnham’s First Speech as Labour Leader Long on Promises, Short on Details appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage Burnham’s First Speech as Labour Leader Long on Promises, Short on Details The man with a plan seems strangely reluctant to share his concrete policies. UK Special Coverage (Photo by Nicola Tree/Getty Images) Andy Burnham’s first speech as leader of the Labour Party today told us little about what he intends to do when he becomes UK prime minister Monday and everything about his penchant for platitudes. And his tendency to repeat himself. He reaffirmed his promise to deliver “good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart.” And, no doubt, a chicken in every pot. What this means…Open
A new Democratic insurgency looks a lot like the GOP’s agitation of yesteryear. The post The Mamdani Wave’s Republican Harbinger appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Politics The Mamdani Wave’s Republican Harbinger A new Democratic insurgency looks a lot like the GOP’s agitation of yesteryear. The editors at the New York Post couldn’t hide their animosity. “The Hateful Slate” read Wednesday’s screaming headline over an image of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrating with Darializa Avila Chevalier, one of three Democratic Socialists backed by Mamdani who won their Congressional campaigns in New York state on Tuesday night. It was a clean sweep for Mamdani, who watched as Chevalier, Brad Lander, and Claire Valdez toppled…Open
The Grayzone’s Oscar Leon interviews Evo Morales, former president of Bolivia and leader of the country’s indigenous and peasant sectors, about the national uprising which now threatens the survival of the government of neoliberal President Rodrigo Paz.
Morales discusses the factors behind the growing rebellion and the refusal of the pro-US government in La Paz to address its demands. He describes the Paz administration as a cesspool of corruption which has presided over numerous drug trafficking scandals as it seeks to sell the country’s land to the highest foreign bidder. Finally, Morales discusses being targeted under the Trump administration’s so-called Donroe Doctrine, as leaked documents reveal plans to kidnap him in cooperation with the DEA.Open
Voluntary isolation has proven a more durable model than the prophets of globalism predicted. The post The Survival of the Hermit Kingdoms appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Survival of the Hermit Kingdoms Voluntary isolation has proven a more durable model than the prophets of globalism predicted. As Iran teeters either on the brink of a war with a vastly superior power or the risk of making a peace deal on extremely unfavorable terms, it is worth looking for comparison’s sake at the comparatively strong position of Kim Jong Un and other so-called hermit kingdoms with that of the more interventionist and even global approval–seeking government in Tehran. Winding back the clock from the present moment might be a helpful framing device here. Japan once…Open
