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Who We Are
Americans didn’t always think of themselves as conservatives. ... “Conservative” was a label for the backward and authoritarian, the most hidebound elements of Old Europe (read more).
Lessons from a Surge Skeptic
LTC Daniel Davis reflects on the state of the Army as Afghanistan winds down.
Burke vs. Paine—Then and Now
A pamphlet war between two giants of political thought gave birth to left and right.
Putin’s Side of History
Russia’s recent actions don’t herald a new Cold War, but a return to great power realism.
Higher Culture, Better Politics
Great ideas give political movements the energy and seriousness they need to thrive.
The End of Drone War?
The collapse of available bases could push the U.S. to revamp its failed counterterrorism strategy.
The Whistleblower Wars Go to Court
The SCOTUS takes up a pivotal case on the arbitrary overclassification used to punish disclosures.
What Obama Didn’t Say About Ukraine
Russia’s actions in Crimea call for a realistic response, not hypocritical platitudes.
When Should the U.S. “Speak Out” About Foreign Protests?
Guidelines for diplomatic indignation
Would a Nuclear Ukraine Still Hold Crimea?
Nukes can raise the stakes of domestic political turmoil, drawing outside powers in.
Whither the Tea Party?
After five years, the movement can reinvest in Ted Cruz’s fundraising apparatus or pursue a framework for policy reform.
Conservative Atheists Speak Up About CPAC Shunning
After the latest ACU uproar, unchurched evangelists take stock of their outreach.
The Right’s Putin Problem
The Russian president is an autocratic right-wing nationalist, not a model for American conservatives.
Carrying the Torch for Karl Kraus
Jonathan Franzen rebrands the classic Austrian writer for a modern American audience.
Twilight of the Right
When conservatism became a movement, it lost its soul.
Prohibition and Civilization
“The ideals and instruments of Puritanism are simply unworthy of a free people, and, being unworthy, are soon found intolerable.”
The Character of Sir Robert Peel
“No man has come so near our definition of a constitutional statesman—the powers of a first-rate man and the creed of a second-rate man.”
On the Spirit of Patriotism
The obligations of a prudent opposition.
TAC CLASSICS
Coburn’s Burden
Fiscal discipline is a moral issue for the Oklahoma senator—and that puts him at odds with his own party.
Rod Dreher
The Collapse Of The Anti-SSM Side
Rod Dreher
Ross Raises The White Flag On Gay Marriage
Rod Dreher
A Culture War Versailles
Rod Dreher
Confessions Of An Ex-Evangelical, Pro-SSM Millennial