The Most Cogent Rebuttal of the Democratic Socialists’ Radical Agenda Emerges From an Unlikely Source
John Adams in 1787 grasped that pure democracy would be as bad as any other kind of centralized despotism
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DANIEL McCARTHY
Northern Virginia
Daniel McCarthy is a Contributor to The New York Sun.
Mr. McCarthy is a vice president at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and the editor-in-chief of its magazine Modern Age: A Conservative Review. He is also a regular contributor to the Spectator’s World edition. He has a long association with the American Conservative, and his writing has appeared in an array of publications, including the New York Times, USA Today, First Things, the Claremont Review of Books, Reason, the Daily Telegraph and the New York Post.
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For Democrats, the Inevitable Kamala Comeback Could Prove Prelude to DSA Takeover
The former vice president is eyeing another White House run, and she checks all the party’s identity-politics boxes.
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Patriotism Is History at the Smithsonian, as ‘Ideological Capture’ Shreds America’s Heritage
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He ought to be the ideal celebrity Democrat. but the hypocrisy and ideological nuttiness of the party are too much for him.
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Political Revolution Could Be Brewing as Americans — and Britons — Feel Unrepresented by Their Elected Legislators
It’s time to ask whether the parliamentary system itself is broken.
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Pope Leo’s Leftward Tilt Could Harm the Catholic Church
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Democrats Face Likely Disappointment in Midterm Voting, Even Though a Well-Adapted GOP Has Grounds for Worry
Republicans are going to be fighting uphill all the way to hold onto their majority in the House.
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Politically correct self-censorship emerges in response to decentralized social media.
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Leftist Indoctrination on College Campuses Foments Disturbing Rise in Political Violence
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