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It is a good idea in judging a political leader to place yourself in their position. Imagine that you had run for president with throngs of enthusiastic followers worshipping...

The debate over Obamacare is about to take an ominous turn. Critics are quite correct to point out that the cancellation of millions of insurance policies, apart from its...

“I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.” Bill Clinton “No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people:...

Since some of our writers have been taking up the great theme related to the “end of history,” it might be foolish to think that any of the details...

In his last comment on his own recent post on the most important of the Federalist Papers, Carl Scott asks that more attention be given to Federalist 38, which...

If you really want to understand what it going on today in the theater known as American politics, you won’t find the answer among the usual pundits—not even among...

Ever since joining the postmodern conservative blog site, it has been my fondest fantasy to receive one hundred comments on a post. It has so pre-occupied my thoughts that...

Please also read ” Against Symbolic Killing ” our editor R. R. Reno’s case against intervening in Syria. —ed. Republicans should support some version of the authorization of force...

While Peter has invited a discussion of “archaic conservatism” and “libertarian populism”—labels so nuanced or recondite as to befuddle the mind—we here in Charlottesville are still observing Tocqueville’s birthday,...

Thanks go to Peter Lawler for shedding some light on MOOCS. I want to go him one better, however, and suggest a superior form of the same idea, which...

With all the esoteric references in recent posts to the Man of Steel, dual paternity, and what not, I decided yesterday that I would take myself, my wife—but unfortunately...

Tomorrow is the fourth of July, and it is in the tradition of America to offer some words about the Declaration of Independence by way of commemoration. Formerly, that...

Watching television late last night, I learned to my surprise that Anthony Weiner had pulled into a slight lead in the polls in the race for the Democratic nomination...

Those with a mild concern for self-government in America might be feeling a little bit despondent this week. It seems that the people really don’t govern that much. Yes,...

Peter asked for an homage to MItt Romney. I think I supplied one in the current Claremont Review of Books. Here is the link: http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/id.2018/article_detail.asp