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The Adventure of Suddenly Pulling the Handbrake " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (108+ words) They say that calm is a state of the soul, a force that emanates from within, and I think that's only half true. We all have a place that restores our peace, often a place that takes us back, in…...
Eric Swalwell " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (39+ words) [caption id="attachment_698056" align="alignnone" width="2100"] "Eric Swalwell," editorial cartoon by Tom Stiglich for'The American Spectator on Apr. 13, 2026. [/caption] "Eric Swalwell," editorial cartoon by Tom Stiglich for The American Spectator on Apr. 13, 2026....
The Weekend Spectator Ep. 57: "It Is Finished" " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
1+ week, 6+ day ago (137+ words) It is the holiest weekend of the year, and there are a variety of ways to intentionally reflect on Jesus" death and resurrection." We remember the Lord"s Supper, His prayers in the Garden of Gethsemane, and the betrayal. We…...
No, Virginia, Each Person Does Not Have His Own Reality | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (761+ words) The most dangerous pandemic in our society isn't transmitted between bodies, but between minds: A pandemic of lunacy. We are drowning in a flood of crazy ideas, and they aren't just silly " they're harmful. If we have different realities, then…...
The Peril and Promise of AI " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1383+ words) We need AI researchers who understand theology, theologians who understand AI, and a civilizational conversation about what we're actually building and why. AI is far more subtle and presents even more profound life-altering social change. Humans are in the process…...
There Is No Virtue Left to Signal " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (1446+ words) You probably saw on Wednesday that Bill Clinton failed to appear before the House Oversight Committee, which had lots of questions for him about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Hillary Clinton was due to appear before the committee Thursday, and…...
A Chat With Daniel J. Flynn, Author of "The Man Who Invented Conservatism" " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (685+ words) We're in a celebratory mood at The American Spectator. Dan Flynn, TAS senior editor, star columnist, and purveyor of the beloved Spectator A. M. newsletter, has just released his seventh book, The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer....
A Lefty Reviews The Man Who Invented Conservatism " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (248+ words) Joshua Tait, who'reviewed my book at the Bulwark, describes my research for The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer'as "an archival miracle." I'll take that as a win. Elsewhere, Tait, a true-blue left-winger, describes me as…...
Finding the Lost Papers of the Conservative Movement " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (466+ words) Three years ago Tuesday, I left an Altoona, Pennsylvania, warehouse with the Lost Papers of the Conservative Movement. My book largely based on that discovery, The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer, coincidentally comes out, coincidentally,…...