Two days ago, I asked Alternative Right’s Richard Spencer if he’d be willing, in whatever format he preferred, to publicly debate me, but he refused, saying that he wanted nothing more to do with me. As his latest article demonstrates, that’s objectively false.  more

Odinists are not strictly speaking white supremacists. They are not calling for the subjugation of other races. They simply want them to live somewhere else, with their “own kind.”  more

The new website Alternative Right is run by a white nationalist, for white nationalists. A conversation I once had with its editor Richard Spencer revealed him to be a bully and an intellectual coward.  more

Gov. McDonnell’s executive directive barring state discrimination against gays wisely kept his administration’s focus where it should be: on restoring Virginia’s economy.  more

Conventional wisdom holds that Republicans always nominate the “next-in-line” candidate, or the runner-up from last season’s primaries. But this doesn’t hold up to close examination.  more

With the world economy in shambles, a war abroad, an exploding debt, and a healthcare fight that just won’t die, it seems awfully odd for Ryan Sorba to want to dedicate his life’s work to exposing the horrors of gay sex.  more

Today on the radio, Mark Levin blasted John McCain as a “phony” and praised his challenger JD Hayworth as the “solid conservative” in the race. But Hayworth falls short even by Levin’s own standards.  more

For how much longer will economic conservatives ignore Sarah Palin’s anti-business rhetoric and continue to give her a free pass?  more

The president came across as battle-weary, on the whole, but he still managed to slip in a few particularly egregious remarks.  more

The March for Life has been going on for nearly forty years. Is the pro-life movement actually making progress?   more

Just five years ago, conservatives were hailing the prospect of abolishing the filibuster and Bill Frist nearly did so just to approve a few judges. How the tables have turned.  more

Tim Pawlenty has kicked off his presidential campaign with an important message to the voters: he’s pro-freedom!  more

North Dakota’s current governor, John Hoeven, boasts an 87% approval rating and is proving that quiet governance not revolution is what voters want.  more

One’s philosophy of religion contributes profoundly to his worldview and thus is a completely valid criterion by which to partially evaluate a candidate’s fitness for office.  more

Over half of Republican-leaning independent adults say that they either dislike the entire crop of 2012 wannabes or would rather just run John McCain again.  more

The missteps in Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue media blitz reveal that the former governor still can’t be bothered to train her impulses or gain knowledge about the issues.  more

A 10-year-old Arkansas boy is refusing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance until he – or rather his parents – believe the phrase “liberty and justice for all” applies equally to gay and lesbian citizens.  more

Matthew Continetti’s new book, The Persecution of Sarah Palin is lite-fare as much as it is red-meat, and should be taken with a barrel of salt.  more

If New Jerseyans re-elect a discredited Democratic governor in November, the blame will lie with GOP challenger Chris Christie. A center-right Republican in a red year running against an incredibly unpopular, terrifically corrupt incumbent simply has no excuse.   more

Why have so many gay voters prioritized their identity over all other issues? I simply do not care much about the marriage issue. Why is it that to me the Afghanistan war and an economic recession seem to be of obviously greater national relevance?  more