Support TAC this Labor Day. The post How Long Will the American Worker Pay for Endless War? appeared first on The American Conservative .
In a 2011 Labor Day column, our co-founder Pat Buchanan described the transformation of the American social contract in the postwar period. “What happened to this idea that made America a self-sufficient republic, producing almost all it consumed, a nation that could stay out of the world wars as long as she wished and crush the greatest powers in Europe and Asia in less than four years after she went in?” he asked. As was so often the case, Pat had the answer: “A new class came to power that looked on tariffs as xenophobic, on economic patriotism as atavistic and on national sovereignty as an antique idea in the new world order it envisioned.” The results have been clear: the hollowing out of the American industrial base, the…Open
Neocon speech policing dumbs down our discourse—and doesn’t work anymore. The post Far-Left Dem Says 9/11 Was Blowback. So Did Pat Buchanan appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Far-Left Dem Says 9/11 Was Blowback. So Did Pat Buchanan Neocon speech policing dumbs down our discourse—and doesn’t work anymore. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) Last week, far-left Democrat Melat Kiros won her Denver, Colorado, U.S. House primary against 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette, making the 29-year-old the latest in a slew of democratic socialists to have defeated establishment Democrats in this midterm election cycle. In Kiros’s race and the others, almost all of the Democrats involved have been considered progressive, but the older, incumbent guard still hews closely to the party…Open
The aviator and activist can inspire patriots who oppose the war with Iran. The post Charles Lindbergh Lights the Way appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Charles Lindbergh Lights the Way The aviator and activist can inspire patriots who oppose the war with Iran. Charles Lindbergh was a global icon, an American patriot, and a man of unimpeachable courage. For that reason, Lindbergh was demonized, slandered, and posthumously cancelled. Lindbergh opposed U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts whenever the vital interests of the American people were not at stake. Today, as the Trump administration prepares to restart its war of aggression against Iran—and to do so under the influence and for the benefit of Israel—the America First movement must defend the reputation and…Open
Ron DeSantis leads a tutorial on liberty—and tyranny. The post Is America a Republic? Or an Empire? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Is America a Republic? Or an Empire? Ron DeSantis leads a tutorial on liberty—and tyranny. Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken time away from running the country’s third-largest state to talk ancient history—literally. Those seeking perspective on troubling current events are better off for this trip down memory lane. The colloquy started on March 30, when DeSantis X-ed (tweeted) out praise for The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition . “Looks like a volume worth having, especially as we approach America 250,” DeSantis X-ed , adding, “The Founders were products of the Western tradition and they…Open
My veteran father taught me not to get swept away by military fervor. The post Never for War appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Never for War My veteran father taught me not to get swept away by military fervor. I was about two months shy of my eighth birthday when the Gulf War began in January 1991, but my memory of it, and of my father’s stern admonition against war-making in general and that war in particular, left me with enough antiwar spirit to last a lifetime. As improbable as it may sound, given how young I was, I still remember the eruption of the war on the television in my family’s living room. The personages on our side were rather memorable: Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, TV reporters Peter Arnett and Arthur Kent, singer Whitney…Open
Whether you are thinking about a sunny vacation retreat to escape the cold or just cozying into the sofa next to the fireplace, the indispensable partner for biding your time is Ken Khachigian’s memoir: “Behind Closed Doors – In the Room with Reagan and Nixon.” For lovers of politics, history, biography and the study of […] The post Behind Closed Doors – In the Room with Reagan and Nixon appeared first on StoneZone .
Whether you are thinking about a sunny vacation retreat to escape the cold or just cozying into the sofa next to the fireplace, the indispensable partner for biding your time is Ken Khachigian’s memoir: “Behind Closed Doors – In the Room with Reagan and Nixon.” For lovers of politics, history, biography and the study of the presidency nothing in your library will match the brilliance of Khachigian’s finely-honed visit with the cold war legends and giants of the 20th century. Khachigian began his career as a communications aide in Richard Nixon’s White House, and moved up as a protégé of Pat Buchanan to become a critical partner in the political preparations for the landslide of 1972 and subsequently as a scribe in the…Open