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Chilton Williamson, Jr.

In spring, my thoughts turn first to the Southwest, that most beautiful and haunting part of it especially, the canyon country of southeastern Utah.

Conspiring With Terror in the West

Ralph Berry

The liberal paradigm is dying before our eyes. At twelve midday on March 22, Theresa May announced at Prime Minister’s Questions that she had sent her condolences to the family of Martin McGuinness, who had been the capo di capi of the IRA.

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Life Without Norms
William Murchison | April 19, 2017
What you end up with when the moral barriers topple is, not least, the end of due process at American colleges and universities.
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War Cries Drown Out 'America First'
Pat Buchanan | April 18, 2017
Before the U.S. launches any pre-emptive strike on North Korea, Congress should be called back into session to authorize any act of war against the North. Perhaps this time, Congress would follow the Constitution.
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Dwight Macdonald
John Lukacs | April 17, 2017
A Rebel in Defense of Tradition is the title of Michael Wreszin's 1994 biography of Dwight Macdonald (1906-1982). It is a very good title, by which I mean something more than a "handle"; it is a precise phrase, a summary properly affixed to the memory of an extraordinary man.
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Trump’s Comprehensive Volte-Face
Srdja Trifkovic | April 13, 2017
Right now the most dangerous potential flashpoint is Syria. If Trump imposes a no-fly zone in any part of that country, or proclaims “safe zones” on the ground . . . the outcome would neither save lives nor hasten the end of the conflict.
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