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Ranks form in the battle for the American Right.

On July 13, a group of journalists, policy wonks, and political activists opened a new front in the war for American conservatism. One-hundred-and-twenty-two signatories, led by Avik Roy of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity and John Hood of the John William Pope Foundation, affirmed 10 principles that define "Freedom Conservatism." It's a meaningful and necessary intervention in the ongoing debate on the Right over political economy that deserves to be read and shar...

The act of fusion involves the merging of two or more things and making them one. It became a metaphor for the 1960s political project of Frank Meyer, a senior editor at National Review who sought to unite the conservative movement's factions of traditionalists, libertarians, and national-security hawks. Yet this founding father of fusionism also| USSA News

NewsNation, Nexstar Media’s wholly-owned cable network reaching 75 million U.S. television households, announced today that political commentator George Will is joining the network as a senior contributor beginning Jan. 15. Will is a columnist for The Washington Post, a Pulitzer Prize winner for commentary and was dubbed “perhaps the most powerful journalist in America” by the Wall Street Journal. In […]

One of the most popular and thoughtful evangelical bloggers on the web, Scot McKnight discusses theology and current events in conversation with others.

The two parties at their best and highest once stood for two great truths: positive government and limited government. We need both, at different moments and in different applications.

Washington Post Live’s “First Look” offers a smart, inside take on the day’s politics. Jonathan Capehart will host a reporter debrief followed by a roundtable discussion with Washington Post opinions columnist George Will and deputy editorial page editor Ruth Marcus. Tune in for news and analysis you can’t get anywhere else on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 9:00am ET.

Ronald Reagan used to say, “I didn’t leave my party. My party left me.” While he was explaining his shift from midwestern Democrat to western Republican, his sentiment also describes the situation for many these days who find themselves conservative but not Republican. It’s a particularly apt distinction in Colorado where a majority of voters now identify themselves independent and unaffiliated. And it’s particularly pertinent this week after the unsettling words and be...

We posed the following question to 22 writers and public figures: “What book would you recommend Joe Biden read to inform his presidency?” Here are their answers.

Author of a new book you must get, "conservative sensibility." you were traveling with the president yesterday. he said republicans would be foolish to oppose him and reminded them of his very high approval rating. they dont seem to be backing down. are the republicans taking the threat from the president seriously? >> i think theyre hearing the republicans out but he feels hes not just the leader of the republican party but really the keeper of the loyalty of the constituents that many of these...