Author Archives: Scott Galupo

About Scott Galupo

Scott Galupo is a freelance writer living in Arlington, Va. In addition to contributing to The American Conservative, he writes for TheWeek.com and reviews live music for The Washington Post. He was formerly a staff writer for The Washington Times and worked on Capitol Hill. He lives with his wife and two children and writes about politics to support his guitar habit. Follow him on Twitter @ScottGalupo.

That’s Right: Chris Christie Is a ‘Good Conservative Republican’

Posted on May 20, 2013

The notion that he’s some kind of squish is rooted in self-defeating partisan tribalism.

Does Joe Biden Really Believe He Can Succeed Obama?

Posted on May 13, 2013

The answer, judging from the image projected by the vice president in …

Rand Paul’s Task in ’16: How to Sell Country Liberty to the City

Posted on May 6, 2013

In conjunction with his appearance on Time’s 100 Most Influential People list, …

The Blind Spot of Conservatism

Posted on April 29, 2013

Big government is not the lone, or lately even the chief, pulverizer of civil society.

Would Justin Amash Really ‘Tear Down the Left-Right Paradigm’?

Posted on April 22, 2013

The libertarian-trending George F. Will seems cautiously optimistic about what an ambitious …

It’s Good to Be the Senator

Posted on April 15, 2013

A New York Times story headlined “Rifts in Both Parties Complicate Odds …

In Defense of Baseball’s Second Wildcard

Posted on April 11, 2013

Let me second Ross Douthat’s plug for TAC contributor Michael Brendan Dougherty’s …

Don’t Do the ‘Evolution,’ Baby

Posted on April 8, 2013

One of my first posts here at TAC was a complaint about …

Dr. Ben Carson, Creationist

Posted on April 1, 2013

A world-renowned neurosurgeon manages to reject evolution

Are We Headed for Another Debt-Ceiling Showdown?

Posted on March 25, 2013

When House Republicans repaired to Williamsburg, Va., in January, they hatched a …

Then Traditionalists’ Eyes Were Opened, and They Realized They Were Naked

Posted on March 19, 2013

Probably since Maisie Allison brought him up in her recent survey of post-movement conservatism, …

Sarah Palin’s Big Gulp Attitudinizing

Posted on March 18, 2013

Only two years late, I finally got to Jonathan Franzen’s sprawling social …

So He Gave Himself a Name

Posted on March 14, 2013

The meaning of Cardinal Bergoglio taking the name Francis

The Ryan Budget’s Sigh of Resignation

Posted on March 13, 2013

Writing in the New Republic, in 2005, less than a year after …

The Legend of Socially Lubricated Legislating

Posted on March 11, 2013

The Washington press corps just adores stories about presidents socializing with legislators. …

Is the Fiscal Crisis the 9/11 of the Tea Party Class?

Posted on March 7, 2013

In this New Yorker chronicle of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s role …

Is the Tide Turning for the GOP?

Posted on March 6, 2013

Conventional wisdom in Washington is a creature of the daily news cycle. …

The Legend of LBJ’s Power of Persuasion

Posted on March 5, 2013

The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza argues for a realistic appreciation of the …

Keynesian Straw Men and the Sequester

Posted on March 4, 2013

Cato’s Jeffrey Miron has a piece arguing that the recently enacted budget …

The Sequester: A Mystery of Political Masochism

Posted on February 28, 2013

As I imagined it earlier this month, the sequester offered Republicans a …

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