These days headlines read like parodies, which is certainly the case with the NAACP’s recent announcement that it has issued “a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida.” That’s right: The NAACP isn’t particularly worried about black people visiting North Korea, Iran, or inner-city neighborhoods in Chicago. It’s worried about them heading to Florida’s ..
What follows is a stress-tested perspective on the challenges faced by political appointees whose attempts to navigate the bureaucratic swamp and drive change are met with the recalcitrance of the administrative state. Because decision-making power has been delegated deep into the bowels of federal agencies, employees often ignore or frustrate the president’s policies absent clear ..
The third episode of the weekly American Greatness Roundtable features AG contributor and former U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) in a one-on-one discussion with host and managing editor Ben Boychuk. They discuss the problem with the FBI and why J. Edgar Hoover was no hero of American liberty. Also: What would “reform” and accountability for ..
Plenty of people have their concerns about Donald Trump’s electability given his scary high negatives among voters—and aside from legitimate election integrity concerns. And while Trump presents a target-rich environment for the unscrupulous Democratic media establishment, the reality has always been that any Republican will face similar treatment. As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis launched his ..
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ much-anticipated 2024 presidential campaign is finally here. DeSantis, by any empirical metric or otherwise reasonable estimation, is the only person with a viable chance of defeating former President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. What follows is a straightforward affirmative case for DeSantis’ candidacy, written from the perspective of someone ..
Though the public was unaware at the time, the seminal Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) director, J. Edgar Hoover, was a political extortionist. Deftly manipulating both his political opponents and the press, Hoover was able to retain his job, pursue his causes, indulge his friends, and crush his enemies with impunity. The Constitution proved no ..
As a conservative journalist working in the belly of the beast that is Washington, D.C., and mostly focused on shining a light on what’s going wrong in America, I find it all too easy it’s all too easy to forget that there’s a lot going right, especially outside the capital city I affectionately call “Mordor.” ..
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