Author Archives: Scott McConnell
About Scott McConnell
Scott McConnell is a founding editor of TAC
Two Cheers for Israel
They’re having children and defending their culture without apology. The West could learn a thing or two.
Algeria: The Iceberg That Could Sink Emmanuel Macron
Recent unrest there now threatens France, with possibly another migration wave on the way.
Willing ISIS Brides Should Be Tried for Treason
They aren’t cowards and they aren’t snowflakes. But they are traitors.
How an Anti-Semitic Attack Marked the End of the Yellow Vests
The Gilets Jaunes emerged as a populist movement from the middle class. Then they were co-opted by the wrong people.
The Stakes for Nationalists in This Year’s European Elections
The European Union’s critics may soon win real power.
Hungary Shows the West the Path to Survival
Just as they resisted communism, so too are they leading the charge against the radical open-borders project.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: Poster Boy For the False Europe
The rich philosophe is trying to save the continent from Euroskeptics. But his scholarship is sloppy and his politics inconsistent.
How Brexit Burst the West’s Immigration Taboos
It circumvented the usual cries of “racism” and made the issue impossible for elites to ignore.
Macron Puts Immigration Controls on the Table
Under pressure from protesters and with his presidency hanging in the balance, France’s leader considers the unthinkable.
The Immigrants Challenging Europe’s Code of Silence on Islam
They have been liberated by their ethnic backgrounds to speak more candidly than the vast majority of their countrymen.
What The Weekly Standard Has Wrought
Its shuttering is a loss. But the awful costs of the foreign policy it advocated shouldn’t be forgotten.
France’s Yellow Vests Take a Left Turn
The anti-tax protesters are being replaced by something closer to Antifa. What ultimately will emerge from all this?
Neoliberals Come Around on Immigration
Hillary Clinton’s and John Kerry’s comments about Europe suggest they’re finally waking up.
The Bright Yellow Line Over Globalization in France
Mass protests pit the French working class against the left-wing elites who forgot them.
Macron—Not the Nationalists—is Stuck in the 1930s
It’s in Europe’s elite that we find the spirit of appeasement that once enabled fascists and communists.
The Coming Battle for European Civilization
The immigration crisis has pitted Europeans against their elites, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Angela Merkel Migrates Into Retirement
Her refugee blunder changed the European continent in irreversible ways for decades to come.
James Antle is New Editor of The American Conservative
He’s been a consistent voice for limited government, liberty, and thoughtful conservatism since 2003.
Why Not a Merit-Based Immigration System?
Reihan Salam’s latest book makes the case for an overhaul along Trumpian lines.
TAC at 15: Still Fighting After All These Years
One of our founders on how GOP-led regime change across Middle East birthed this influential conservative ‘countercultural’ magazine.
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