Of the President’s decision in Syria, Pat Buchanan writes at his blog (abridged): President Donald Trump could have been more deft and diplomatic in how he engineered that immediate pullout from northeastern Syria. Yet that withdrawal was as inevitable as were its consequences. A thousand U.S. troops and their Kurdish allies were not going to […]
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul “The Case Against Socialism”
Editor of The American Conservative, Jim Antle, reviews Senator Rand Paul’s new book, The Case Against Socialism, writing that it points out “when socialism is taken to its most radical conclusions, it degenerates into starvation and death camps.” Rand Paul, the Republican senator from Kentucky, has written a new book called The Case Against Socialism. Much […]
Three Cards Trump Can Play in the Impeachment Game
According to Pat Buchanan, writing at The American Conservative, President Trump has some leverage of his own going into impeachment proceedings. None of these has anything to do with the evidence for or against Trump’s actions in “Ukrainegate.” There is, however, powerful information Trump can use to weaken the arguments of his enemies. These are: […]
Carlson: The Left Wanted Trump Impeached from the Start
Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel write at the Daily Caller: Donald Trump should not have been on the phone with a foreign head of state encouraging another country to investigate his political opponent Joe Biden. Some Republicans are trying, but there’s no way to spin this as a good idea. The key question with Trump’s […]
Government Should Be Small, Laws Unobtrusive, and Men Left Alone
“The Constitution: A System of restraints against the natural tendency of government to expand in the direction of absolutism.” -Barry Goldwater The Conscience of a Conservative “I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I […]
The GOP is Now the Party of Workers
Nine of the ten richest states voted for Hillary in 2016. Democrats represent 41 of the 50 wealthiest districts. Despite their constant calls for increased welfare, one thing is for certain, the Democrat Party is the party of the wealthy. Meanwhile, the GOP has become the party of the working class. James Pinkerton explains in […]
A Good Way to Get Thrown Out of NATO
Europeans and Americans angry at Turkey’s advance into Syria are already calling for the Turks to be ejected from NATO. Tensions between NATO and Turkey have been brewing for some time. The recent purchase by Turkey of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems has put a lot of strain on the relationship. Turkey has even been kicked […]
Four Ways to Win the Investment Horse Race
In 1993, Julie Krone became the first, and still only, female jockey to win the Belmont Stakes. As Julie, riding Colonial Affair, rounded the first turn, they sat in sixth place. A horse named Antrim Road had dashed out way ahead, taking a big risk with a fast pace. As the horses came into the […]
Here’s Why Trump Should Ignore the Foreign Policy Establishment
Doug Bandow explains at The American Conservative why President Trump should ignore the “carping,” of the foreign policy establishment, and trust his instincts about getting America out of Syria. Bandow, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, suggests leaders “Consider Uncle Sam’s disastrous record in foreign civil wars.” That disastrous record should be enough evidence […]
Trump and De Gaulle: Men of Instinct
From The American Conservative’s weekly Realism and Restraint column, comes a comparison of Donald Trump to France’s Charles De Gaulle by Leon Hadar. In his piece, Hadar reminds readers De Gaulle’s leadership philosophy did not rely on intelligence alone, but also heavily upon instinct. That instinct is, as Hadar continues, the connection between De Gaulle’s […]
