Explaining the Kentucky senator’s NDAA vote. The post Does Rand Paul Want to Merge the American and Israeli Defense Establishments? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Does Rand Paul Want to Merge the American and Israeli Defense Establishments? Explaining the Kentucky senator’s NDAA vote. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images The former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted on X on July 15, “Every Republican Senator voted to merge our military with Israel’s military. The most America LAST thing they could possibly do, selling our military out to a foreign country.” “It’s absolute treason and betrayal,” she added. Greene was referring to a vote the previous day, in which 50 Republican Senators had supported a failed attempt to advance the annual defense…Open
As we celebrate America 250, Washington’s Farewell Address is as relevant as ever. The post Washington’s Declaration of Foreign Policy Independence appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Washington’s Declaration of Foreign Policy Independence As we celebrate America 250, Washington’s Farewell Address is as relevant as ever. The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is upon us. And despite the celebratory mood inside the country, much about the world outside our borders seems grim and uncertain. This is particularly true in the Middle East, where, despite laudable efforts at peacemaking, the possibility of renewed war still looms. What makes this situation more frustrating is the fact that our own government has conceded this involvement occurred at the behest of a foreign…Open
Plus: Gary Wasserman and cars. The post Gold Standard appeared first on The American Conservative .
Political Asylum Gold Standard Plus: Gary Wasserman and cars. (Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call/Getty Images) Something good seems to have come out of the unfortunate episode earlier this month when, at a Capitol Hill bar, Sen. Rand Paul’s son William blew up at Republican Congressman Mike Lawler. William Paul, Rand’s son, supports incumbent Thomas Massie, a fellow Kentuckian who shares Rand’s libertarian and noninterventionist views. Massie is therefore despised by President Trump, who backed Ed Gallrein, Massie’s successful challenger in the GOP primary. If Massie were to be defeated, Rand Paul fils said he…Open
The horrors of war are a recurring theme in the great Western art of the last century. The post Antiwar Art for Conservatives appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Antiwar Art for Conservatives The horrors of war are a recurring theme in the great Western art of the last century. By now, the argument has a bleak familiarity: Conservatives lack the toolkit to make good art, and all too often they lack the perception to recognize good art. Something like this position has been sketched in countless think pieces, including a recent one in First Things (“Why Can’t Conservatives Create Art?”), and has been substantiated through such regrettable ventures as the substitute Super Bowl halftime show led by Kid Rock. Last year, in these very pages, I reviewed a book whose title sums up…Open
It is time to reclaim the American republic. The post Time for Courage appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Time for Courage It is time to reclaim the American republic. American patriots, what will you tell your sons and daughters when they ask why you stayed silent about the unprovoked American-Israeli attacks against the Iranian people, which have lit a blaze across the whole Middle East? To all the veterans who are appalled by these attacks—it’s time to be brave. So many of you served in our military with courage and honor, facing down real enemies on distant battlefields. The fear of being socially ostracized, labeled a traitor, or losing your pension and your place at the table may feel frightening. But courage isn’t…Open
At the beginning of the Iraq War, David Frum published an article in National Review entitled “Unpatriotic Conservatives,” attacking those on the right opposed to the war—including the founders of this magazine, Patrick J. Buchanan, Scott McConnell, and Taki Theodoracopulos. Almost a quarter-century later, Frum’s arguments stand out as particularly lazy and dishonest smears. Almost […] The post ‘Unpatriotic Conservatives’ Redux appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics ‘Unpatriotic Conservatives’ Redux The Iran War is bringing back some of the lowest forms of intellectual dishonesty. At the beginning of the Iraq War, David Frum published an article in National Review entitled “Unpatriotic Conservatives ,” attacking those on the right opposed to the war—including the founders of this magazine, Patrick J. Buchanan, Scott McConnell, and Taki Theodoracopulos. Almost a quarter-century later, Frum’s arguments stand out as particularly lazy and dishonest smears. Almost everyone acknowledges that the Iraq War was a mistake sold to the American people on false pretenses, directly…Open
The National Review founder’s 1965 mayoral run may be a more apt analogy than Zohran Mamdani’s 2025 campaign. The post Is James Fishback the William F. Buckley of Florida? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Is James Fishback the William F. Buckley of Florida? The National Review founder’s 1965 mayoral run may be a more apt analogy than Zohran Mamdani’s 2025 campaign. Recent discussion has swirled as to whether James Fishback, the young outsider candidate in Florida’s Republican primary with a penchant for appealing to Gen Z, is a right-wing equivalent of the left’s Zohran Mamdani. Ben Clerkin’s February 20 article at The Spectator posed this question openly under the headline “Is James Fishback the right’s answer to Zohran Mamdani?” But there is a different New York mayoral race that may provide key insights into…Open