The Right and the Youth

by Pete Spiliakos

To win back the youth vote, the Republican Party will have to do much more than find a fresh voice to say the same thing. Continue Reading »

22 Jun 2017

Our Faint-Hearted Nationalists

by Pete Spiliakos

A conservative nationalism that can’t speak to both recent immigrant populations and anxious working-class whites will lose to left-wing cosmopolitanism. Continue Reading »

16 Feb 2017

Two Big Factors

by Pete Spiliakos

So I was watching William Kristol and he said that this Romney ad on Medicare shows that the Romney campaign has embraced one “big fact.” The Medicare cuts in Obamacare have made Obama vulnerable on both the Medicare issue and the broader health care issue (and it distinguishes . . . . Continue Reading »

14 Aug 2012

The Veepstakes: No To Rice

by Pete Spiliakos

Like John Presnall, I have Sirius XM radio in my car.  So I was driving home yesterday and I heard William Kristol on the 4:00 PM FOX News show.  Kristol was touting (though not entirely endorsing) Condoleezza Rice for Vice President.  Romney choosing Rice would be a serious . . . . Continue Reading »

10 Jul 2012

Thoughts On Jindal That Are Really About The Media, And Thoughts On Romney Being For Something (Or Nothing)

by Pete Spiliakos

1.  Okay, I’m a Jindal shill, but even apart from that, this Politico story about Jindal’s appearance on ABC’s This Week is interesting for what it says about media dynamics.  On one level, the debate between Jindal and Maryland governor Martin O’Malley is deeply . . . . Continue Reading »

9 Jul 2012