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

A Report from Morningside

by Philip Jeffery

The ground has been shifting at college campuses everywhere. But at my alma mater, nothing has changed more than campus conservatism. Continue Reading »

8 Jun 2017

A Restless Mind, In Search of Truth

by Paul Seaton

Peter Augustine Lawler died on May 23 at the relatively young age of 65, but he died in the hope of the Risen One and lives on in the lives he touched. Continue Reading »

30 May 2017

Conservatism’s New Terms

by The Editors

The First Things Podcast, Episode 27. Also featuring: Boston’s re-frocked priest; Pence’s rules; and the downsides of radical inclusion. Continue Reading »

17 Apr 2017

Nationalism and the Elections of 2016

by Mark Movsesian

Although traditional conservatism has been on the winning side in recent political contests, it has been a junior partner in a larger project: the revival of nationalism. Continue Reading »

8 Dec 2016

Recalibrating the Culture War in 2016

by Darrell Bock

We still live in a contested environment. The candidate who flouted political correctness won. But his victory does not necessarily represent a victory for religious conservatives. Continue Reading »

29 Nov 2016

The Failure of the Conservative Intellectuals

by David Randall

An intellectual doesn’t have to play that particular game. He can think and write about art or anthropology; contemplate Euclid or Euthyphro; or even argue for what he takes to be the truth of politics, rather than seek out political victory. Continue Reading »

2 Nov 2016

Where I Was Wrong Part II: Iraq

by Pete Spiliakos

Perhaps no error looms larger in contemporary American politics than Iraq. Continue Reading »

27 Oct 2016

David Frum's Memory

by Mark Bauerlein

If you need a reason for why a fair portion of conservative voters were disenchanted enough with the Republican Establishment to head over to Donald Trump's place, take a look at the final paragraph of David Frum's cover essay in the September issue of Commentary, “Is It 1968?” Continue Reading »

5 Oct 2016

Disraeli's Romanticism, Trump's Nationalism

by R. R. Reno

Were Disraeli reincarnated as a Republican politician, our establishment would very likely find him as distressing as they currently find Trump. Continue Reading »

16 Sep 2016