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Books in Brief: September 2026
The Case for American Power, by Shadi Hamid (Simon & Schuster; 256 pp., $28.00). Washington Post columnist Shadi Hamid argues that American power remains essential to preserving a more democratic, prosperous, and peaceful world. He rebuts critics of American leadership, from those who view the United States as an imperial boogeyman to those who believe the country has entered irreversible decline.
America needs borders online too Original
In November, X began displaying each account’s country of origin. Unsurprisingly, this caused an uproar. Users rushed to prove that their online enemies were foreign interlopers. Many accounts that claimed to be from one country were, in fact, from another. It was funny. But it also revealed a serious problem. Politically engaged Americans should understand that large online followings may not reflect genuine American support.
Can White People Have a Sense of Identity?
Is it wrong for white Christian men to have a sense of identity? Ben Shapiro seems to think so. During a recent interview with Dana Loesch, the Daily Wire host lamented the rise in white identity among young conservatives. “I think we can start with what’s driving this in the first place,” Shapiro said.
JD Vance’s Dilemma
Although the Gaza war appears to be winding down, the divisive effect it has had on the American right is anything but resolved. MAGA remains riven, with fervent supporters of Israel regularly exchanging rhetorical fire with its critics. One wonders if the coalition that reelected President Trump is irreparably divided. This rupture, by all appearances, will play a significant role in the 2028 Republican primary.
Why We Must Discuss Black Crime - Chronicles
When Iryna Zarutska took the train home on that fateful Friday last month, it appeared to be a night like any other. The 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee had wrapped up her shift at the Charlotte pizzeria where she worked and was on her way home. Footage from the train shows her engrossed in her phone, clicking and swiping to pass the time. One imagines she is tired or perhaps a bit bored. But it wasn’t a night like any other, for just minutes later, she was dead.
Why the Woke Right Crusade Failed
Few political terms inspire as much revulsion in me as “woke right.” (“Conservatarian” comes close.) A gaggle of anti-woke influencers has spent the last few years trying to popularize the idea that there is a right-wing equivalent of the woke left. They argue that this woke right, which most certainly includes paleoconservatism, must be stopped; otherwise, it will doom the anti-woke cause and allow wokeness, commonly believed to be in retreat, to come roaring back.
Politics Will Trump Grant Amnesty? The MAGA faithful should urge the president to ‘deport them all.’ Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Conservatives across the country are watching closely to see whether President Donald Trump grants amnesty to illegal aliens employed in certain industries. The administration’s messaging on this matter has been somewhat contradictory, giving rise to confusion and understandable outrage among Trump’s most diehard supporters.
Nick Land: Prophet of Acceleration
Have you ever looked at the dazzling speed of technological development and global commerce and wondered where it’s all headed? If so, you’re in luck—arcane techno-philosopher Nick Land has answers to questions you haven’t even considered. But fair warning: you might find them bewildering. Land is a central figure in accelerationism, an obscure-yet-trending school of thought focused on the relationship between technology, capitalism, and society.
Trump Upended the GOP’s Old Racial Calculus in the 2024 Election
After every election, pundits and laymen alike pore over the exit polls, hoping to make sense of the results. These polls, while imprecise and often contradictory, are used to draw conclusions about the country’s political and cultural trajectory. They aren’t perfect, but, in the immediate aftermath of an election, they’re all we have to work with. More useful is Pew Research Center’s review of validated voters, which it releases the summer following a presidential election.
Israel and Iran are at war. And unlike the missile exchanges in 2024 between the two Middle Eastern countries, which concluded quickly without further escalation, the situation this time appears much more serious. The war began on June 13, when Israel started striking key targets in Iran. Codenamed Operation Rising Lion, this offensive has one primary goal: putting an end to the Iranian nuclear program. Understandably, Israel does not want its archnemesis to obtain nuclear weapons.
BBB Is a Win For MAGA
Trump’s spending bill, aptly titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed the House on May 22. It currently sits in the Senate, its future uncertain after Elon Musk, Rand Paul, and Thomas Massie denounced it, citing fiscal irresponsibility. According to reporting from The Hill, there is a good chance that three Republican senators could vote against the legislation, which would be enough to derail it. That would be a shame.
Shed No Tears for Mahmoud Khalil
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on March 27 that the State Department may have revoked the visas of over 300 foreign nationals. “Every time I find one of these lunatics,” said Rubio at a press conference in Guyana, “I take away their visas.” By “these lunatics,” Rubio is almost certainly referring to people involved in pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel activism, although he didn’t specify exactly who he meant. But given what we know about those targeted for deportation, he didn’t have to.
The Democrats Will Try to Pivot on Immigration
Following Kamala Harris’ humiliating defeat, many have wondered whether the Democratic Party will moderate its increasingly far-left positions. A recent New York Times article from David Leonhardt suggests that some on the left would like that.
The Kritarchy Strikes Back
The deep state is in a bind. Against all odds, Donald Trump won reelection and subsequently began taking an axe to the woke bureaucracy. His opponents in the media, the Democratic Party and, of course, the federal government initially struggled to stop him. But soon enough they converged on a strategy employed often during his first term: judicial review.
5 Reasons Trump's Second Term Promises To Be More Effective Than His First
Original Article Posted By: Moritz55, 2/11/2025 3:59:35 PM President Donald Trump's second term is off to a thunderous start. Wasting no time, the president signed a flurry of executive orders on day one, initiating crackdowns on "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) and illegal immigration. DOGE, the new agency spearheaded by Elon Musk, got to work immediately as well, cutting $1 billion a day in federal spending, a figure it aims to triple.
Trump's Second Term Promises To Be More Effective Than First
President Donald Trump’s second term is off to a thunderous start. Wasting no time, the president signed a flurry of executive orders on day one, initiating crackdowns on “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) and illegal immigration. DOGE, the new agency spearheaded by Elon Musk, got to work immediately as well, cutting $1 billion a day in federal spending, a figure it aims to triple. The tempo set by this administration has proven shocking. After all, Trump’s first term left much to be desired.
James Lindsay Is Wrong About Wokeness
Self-styled classical liberal and sworn enemy of Christian nationalism James Lindsay published a piece in the American Reformer last week titled “The Liberal Consensus and the New Christian Right.” In the piece, Lindsay inserted heavily edited selections from Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto in an attempt to score points on the kind people at the conservative Protestant publication and to bolster his argument that a certain subset of the right has become just as “woke” as the left.
Red-wave Latinos helped build Trump’s new coalition
After the 2020 election, many establishment media voices claimed Donald Trump’s 2016 victory was a fluke, suggesting Americans “came to their senses” in the next election. But the outcome of the 2024 election validated what many on the right have argued for years: Trump and his positions reflect the desires of a majority of voters rather than fringe views. Yet Trump’s win did not affirm every right-wing talking point.
Red-wave Latinos helped build Trump’s new coalition
After the 2020 election, many establishment media voices claimed Donald Trump’s 2016 victory was a fluke, suggesting Americans “came to their senses” in the next election. But the outcome of the 2024 election validated what many on the right have argued for years: Trump and his positions reflect the desires of a majority of voters rather than fringe views. Yet Trump’s win did not affirm every right-wing talking point.
Why the Right Needs Trump to Win
Voting Day draws near and by all appearances this election will prove particularly consequential. Crime is up, our borders are overrun, and the economy is in trouble— all thanks to the ruinous policies enacted by the Biden-Harris administration. The vice president has attempted to distance herself from Biden’s governance. I don’t blame her.
Are political assassination attempts the new normal?
President Trump survived a second assassination attempt. If you told Americans a few months ago that this is where we would be today, few would have believed you. Why would they? Prior to Trump’s fateful July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the idea that either candidate would face a serious attempt on his or her life seemed unthinkable. Yet it has happened not once, but twice since then. This raises a dreadful question: Are assassination attempts are becoming the new normal for American politics?
Don’t blame Trump for the decline of civility
On a recent episode of the New York Times’ podcast “The Daily,” host Michael Barbaro accompanied a Kamala Harris campaign worker as he knocked on the doors of undecided voters in Wisconsin. Those who answered the door expressed a broad range of opinions, yet most remained skeptical of both candidates. One woman, identified only as Emily, conceded that while she does support some of Donald Trump’s policies, she views him as a divisive figure.
Three Cheers for Vance
It’s official: Donald Trump has named Ohio Senator J. D. Vance as his running mate. Trump’s announcement on Monday marked the end of many months of speculation as to whom he would select to be his vice president. During that time, other figures were rumored to be on the former president’s shortlist, including Nikki Haley, Marco Rubio, and Tim Scott. Fortunately, Trump did not choose any of them. J. D. Vance was the best choice of the available options, and he will make a fine vice president.
Social Conservatism Isn’t Enough. Culture Matters, Too.
Share this post? Facebook Twitter Pinterest Every so often, I’m reminded that the American right is a broad coalition, one defined less by what it is for than what it is against. We agree that the left’s agenda is a wicked one and that it should be stopped. Beyond that, however, disagreement exists on a number of key issues. Immigration is one such issue.
No Amnesty for COVID Tyrants
With the coronavirus fading into the rearview mirror, the extent to which the pandemic was mismanaged by the powers-that-be remains impossible to ignore. The establishment would love nothing more than for you to forgive and forget. But simply moving on and pretending that nothing happened would be foolish. Let there be no amnesty for those who subjected us to years of biomedical tyranny.
Farewell, Georgia Guidestones
On Wednesday morning, an explosion rocked a monument in Elberton, Georgia. The Georgia Guidestones, which featured engravings in five different languages of ten curious prescriptions for living, were damaged so severely that authorities opted to demolish them entirely. As of now, the motives and identities of those responsible for the act remain unknown. The story of the Guidestones’ origin is a strange one. They were constructed at the behest of a man calling himself Robert C.
Groomers by Any Other Name
Image Credit: Staff from Welcoming Schools read “I Am Jazz,” a story about a transgender girl, to a kindergarten class in Madison, Wisconsin (Jennifer Herdina / George Lucas Educational Foundation). In the wake of Florida Gov.
Conservatism Has Conserved Nothing
Conservatism has not conserved anything. This claim may appear ridiculous to those plagued by unwavering faith in the Republican Party and the conservative movement. After all, is it not conservatism that is holding the line against the left’s tyrannical agenda?
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