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The Poison and the Antidote

No historian worth his honoraria ascribes major social change to a single factor. That is ideology, not history. Nonetheless, an ideology has been and remains a large cause of America’s cultural and moral decline over the past half century.

Still Unexplained

Frank Brownlow

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), dean of St. Patrick’s Church of Ireland cathedral in Dublin, was a most remarkable man.

The Meaning of Macron—and the “Right” in the West

Claude Polin

“He is on the right.” “That party represents the right.” These are standard expressions that are familiar today in the West, including France. But as usual, few understand or even care about the precise meaning of the word.

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After Lee: Charlottesville and Beyond
Wayne Allensworth | August 23, 2017
Lee fought his war for all the right reasons, as a war for independence, much like that fought by his father, “Light Horse Harry” Lee, a century earlier, and he fought with honor.
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Trump on Afghanistan: More of the Same
Srdja Trifkovic | August 22, 2017
President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on Afghanistan was carefully crafted and well delivered. It did not provide a blueprint for winning the war, however, which remains his stated objective.
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Is Trump's Agenda Being Eclipsed?
Pat Buchanan | August 22, 2017
Persuaded by his generals—Mattis at Defense, McMasters on the National Security Council, Kelly as chief of staff—President Trump is sending some 4,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan to augment the 8,500 already there.
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Rod Dreher and the Politics of Betrayal
Tom Piatak | August 21, 2017
The period following Charlottesville has also been marred by many attempts to score political points. . . . On Friday, Rod Dreher used his perch at The American Conservative to attack one of the men who founded that magazine, Pat Buchanan.
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