If there is one phrase that sums up the American conservative movement, it is “our principles forbid us from pursuing our interests.” For many years, before joining American Renaissance, I worked in Conservatism Inc., a term I may have coined. In campus activism, in campaigns, and in conservative journalism, I always marveled at the complicated... Read More

Certain parties, figures, and coalitions define entire eras of American politics. There was the Era of Good Feelings. There was the Jacksonian Era. Now, there is the Trump Era. In the final days of the campaign, one of Vice President Kamala Harris’s messages was that voters were exhausted with Donald Trump and ready to move... Read More

Before the 2022 midterms, President Joe Biden gave a menacing speech with cartoonish black-and-red colors, accusing “Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans” of extremism that threatens the “very foundations of our Republic.” Some conservatives thought the aesthetics were close to fascism, complete with dire warnings about an internal enemy. The tactic worked. Abortion overwhelmed economic worries... Read More

Every election, we hear the same thing: This year, blacks will leave the Democratic planation and vote Republican. Naturally conservative Hispanics will join the GOP. Asian-Americans will revolt against affirmative action and back Republicans. There is another variation popular on the Dissident Right: The GOP will finally consolidate the white vote and build a nationalist... Read More