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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).
Would Someone Just Shut That Pope Up?
The pontiff is no Marxist—he’s a Catholic who knows how economics shapes culture.
Mandela Practiced Magnanimity In Triumph
How Nelson Mandela made peace–and what we can learn.
2012’s Lessons for Republicans
George McGovern’s coalition has finally prevailed—but why?
G&S Under The Big Top
A mad genius finds a home in Gilbert and Sullivan.
When Is It OK To Destroy Buildings?
Why are some buildings more beautiful and life-giving than others?
The Political Form of Freedom
Can there be self-government outside the nation or city-state? Pierre Manent offers a philosophical answer.
Yuval Levin’s Must-Read Primer on America’s Ideological Faultline
The great debate between Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine—and what it means in the Age of Obama.
The Hollywood Spy
The producer of “Pretty Woman” helped Israel build its nuclear arsenal.
Seven Conservative Minds
Russell Kirk’s revisions trace the right’s evolution—and his own.
Why the ‘Warthog’ Matters
Will military turf wars cost our troops their best friend in the sky?
Where Wendell Berry Meets Martha Stewart
Kinfolk brings a crunchy ethos to entertaining.
American Anarchist
Noam Chomsky holds court on his political philosophy and its critique of power.
Why the Tea Party Can’t Govern
A populist spin can’t save purely negative principles.
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.
Declaring War Doesn’t Make It Right
The challenge of democratic accountability in foreign policy.
TAC CLASSICS
Iran: Past the Paranoia
At once theocratic, secular, hostile, and modern, Iran is not America’s natural enemy.
Rod Dreher
Oh Dear. We’re Losing The Emergents
Rod Dreher
The Shantytowns Of Silicon Valley
Rod Dreher
Talking Tough To Cardinal Dolan
Rod Dreher
Marriage, Fertility, & The Tribe