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Last month saw the thirtieth anniversary of the death of one of my favorite ...

Many Americans are confused by the spectacle they heard (we couldn’t “witness” it because Republicans on the Supreme Court won’t allow their proceedings to be televised) yesterday as an attorney for Donald Trump, at least three different times in different ways, argued that Trump was above the law a...

How did the inner lives and moral convictions of America’s leaders influence their roles as public servants? Does character still matter?

Editor-in-chief, Paul Gottfried, offers an examination of three major streams of conservative thought, based on aristocratic tradition, universal principles, and the pragmatic pursuit of power.

Editor-in-chief, Paul Gottfried, offers an examination of three major streams of conservative thought, based on aristocratic tradition, universal principles, and the pragmatic pursuit of power.

It was the publication of Russell Kirk’s 'The Conservative Mind' in 1953 that brought the term 'conservative' into prominance.

From TAC’s Bookshelf: Regnery’s reissue of Russell Kirk’s last book provides a worthy introduction to the thinker.

Let’s begin by spreading holiday cheer. These brain droppings are hurriedly corralled in the wee hours of the day following Christmas and less than one week before ringing in the New Year.

Edmund Burke’s statement of government as a compromise and a sharing of power is no longer relevant today. The world has been remade since Burke's warnings, unfortunately.

Edmund Burke’s statement of government as a compromise and a sharing of power is no longer relevant today. The world has been remade since Burke's warnings, unfortunately.