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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).
Rand Paul, Christianity, and War
At the Faith and Freedom Conference, the senator argued for religion’s principles of peace, not pacifism.
Do We Spend Too Much on Sarah Murnaghan?
Saving this little girl’s life was a miracle of science—and an act of defiance against an austerity-obsessed healthcare policy.
Fighting Terrorism by Arming Terrorists
The Syrian intervention John McCain and the Clintons want would be a war for Islamism, not democracy.
Pope Francis and the Vatican’s ‘Gay Lobby’
The pontiff wasn’t referring to sex and blackmail, but a subculture of corruption within the Holy See.
The GOP’s New Minority
Favoring amnesty over assimilation for immigrants will only hasten the party’s demographic doom.
Constitutional Calvinist
Roger Sherman’s role in the creation of the American republic
Egypt’s Perils and Paradoxes
A proud civilization confronts the twin challenges of Gulf-state extremism and American pop culture
Big Brother Says, ‘Open Your Mouth!’
Your DNA as well as your data is at risk from overreaching government.
Does Samantha Power Mean War?
The humanitarian hawk must betray her principles—or lead the Obama administration into Syria.
The Rise of Nullification
Why Vermont’s secession movement matters
Isaiah Berlin’s “Two Concepts of Liberty”
A conservative anarchist reflects on freedom “positive” and “negative.”
The Republic of Baseball
We are players or spectators of other sports, but citizens of baseball.
Where Are the American Conservatives?
Conservatives endure social reform with a conservative spirit. They don’t systematically oppose it.
TAC CLASSICS
Secret Police
Can personal privacy survive the digital revolution?
Surveillance State
Since September 11, a flood of federal legislation has reduced American freedom without increasing our security.
Rod Dreher
Children Must Suffer. Equal Freedom Demands It.
Rod Dreher
‘Only A God Can Save Us’
Rod Dreher
The Twilight Of Christian Europe
Rod Dreher
Yes & No On Gay Marriage