Are Conservatives Anti-Democratic? Not Peculiarly So

By: Michael Brendan Dougherty · Michael Brendan Dougherty — May 31^st 2024 at 19:43

Joshua Tait has unleashed a stem-winder about the American conservative movement that is long on citations but short on perspective or common sense.

William F. Buckley, Jr. at former Rep. Jack F. Kemp's testimonial dinner, December 1, 1988.

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Fauci Admits No Evidence for Distancing, Masking Kids

By: Michael Brendan Dougherty · Michael Brendan Dougherty — May 31^st 2024 at 18:47

Front and center in the 2024 campaign should be a debate about how to reform the CDC and other institutions that fund and regulate scientific endeavors.

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Why Welcome to Wrexham Is Welcome

By: Michael Brendan Dougherty · Michael Brendan Dougherty — May 31^st 2024 at 12:22

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney hired great storytellers to drive attention to their Little Engine of a Team That Could.

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds signs an autograph for a fan inside the stadium in Wrexham, Wales, April 22, 2023.

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Mrs. Alito Did Nothing Wrong

By: Michael Brendan Dougherty · Michael Brendan Dougherty — May 30^th 2024 at 16:44

The spouses of public figures often feel the insults hurled at their mates more acutely.

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An Authentically Jewish Defense of Israel

By: Michael Brendan Dougherty · Michael Brendan Dougherty — May 30^th 2024 at 14:42

What is the use of Zionism if Jews do not take seriously the scriptural, historical, and ethical account of their own survival seriously?

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Watership Down, the Graphic Novel

By: Michael Brendan Dougherty · Michael Brendan Dougherty — May 29^th 2024 at 17:23

The illustrations by Joe Sutphin and the judiciously large dialogue type make this perfect for young if sophisticated readers — and for those reading to them.

<i>Watership Down: The Graphic Novel</i>

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Harrison Butker Is Right on the Latin Mass

By: Michael Brendan Dougherty · Michael Brendan Dougherty — May 17^th 2024 at 11:35

The TLM is out of favor with the current pope but very much a banner cause for certain young Catholics.

Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker talks to the media during Super Bowl LVIII Opening Night at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev., February 5, 2024.

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Free Labor, Free Men

By: Michael Brendan Dougherty · Michael Brendan Dougherty — May 13^th 2024 at 11:59

Illegal immigration is a way of habitually placing employer relations before, above, or beyond the law. It should offend a free people.

Migrants cross the border from Mexico to the U.S. side of the Rio Grande, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 20, 2024.

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The Bear Swings for the Fences

By: Michael Brendan Dougherty · Michael Brendan Dougherty — May 8^th 2024 at 13:15

The show drives some viewers to the edge but offers big emotional payoffs.

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R.I.P. Boy Scouts

By: Michael Brendan Dougherty · Michael Brendan Dougherty — May 7^th 2024 at 15:22

Scouting America, like all other organizations dedicated to progressive values, offers no compelling reason to join or maintain it.

Trent Torres of Boy Scouts of America Troop 959 salutes after placing an American flag on a gravesite at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day in Point Loma, San Diego, Calif., May 27, 2023.

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Moscow’s War to Compel the West

By: Michael Brendan Dougherty · Michael Brendan Dougherty — May 7^th 2024 at 13:05

The Biden administration should think seriously about its legacy and whether it wants to negotiate for itself or potentially allow Trump to do it.

Russian president Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with winners of the Leaders of Russia national management competition at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 12, 2024.