It’s the great mystery of our time: Why do so many people approve of letting criminals romp through our most important cities? As I write this, the Left is sputtering in outrage as President Trump uses his authority to make Washington D.C. safer for tourists and residents. They point to (cooked) crime statistics that “prove” […] The post Can America’s Cities Survive the Left? appeared first on TomKlingenstein.com.| TomKlingenstein.com
In 1984, when my parents were sworn in as American citizens, I distinctly remember their differing reactions: My father was thrilled to be counted as a citizen of the country that had taken us in, excited for the opportunity to participate in civic life and to enter into the peoplehood of America. My mother, on […] The post The Identity Question We Can’t Avoid appeared first on TomKlingenstein.com.| TomKlingenstein.com
For years, the American stage has doubled as a political pulpit, where leftist dogma jostles for space with whatever art remains. The industry has moved decisively toward progressive narratives — not just in niche productions, but in some of Broadway’s most celebrated hits. Hamilton, for instance, continues to dominate the box office with its race-conscious […] The post How the Left Stole the American Stage appeared first on TomKlingenstein.com.| TomKlingenstein.com
The culture of our federal agencies needs to be reformed from top to bottom if we want to kill DEI for good.| TomKlingenstein.com
The virtues that enabled our forebears to tame this continent are the same ones that victory in the present conflict will require.| TomKlingenstein.com
The openness that helped the GOP expand across racial and ideological lines could become its greatest weakness. The post Are Republicans Ready for Political War? appeared first on TomKlingenstein.com.| TomKlingenstein.com
The failure of affirmative action initiatives even in deep blue California has lessons for the rest of America. The post How Group Quotas Lost in California appeared first on TomKlingenstein.com.| TomKlingenstein.com
The academic fixation on 'settler colonialism' leads directly and necessarily to the political commitment to destroying America.| TomKlingenstein.com
Federal lands open to the common citizen a kind of freedom once restricted to the aristocracy — but at a steep cost. The post The Public Lands Paradox appeared first on TomKlingenstein.com.| TomKlingenstein.com
Peachy Keenan surveys the scene from Los Angeles and muses on the nation we will have once the invasion is repelled. The post Our Post-Deportation Future appeared first on TomKlingenstein.com.| TomKlingenstein.com
The open-borders agenda, whether dressed up in leftist, libertarian, or corporate garb, is an assault on nationhood and self-government. The post What’s Behind the War on America’s Borders? appeared first on TomKlingenstein.com.| TomKlingenstein.com
The real threat to the American way of life comes not from the communist chic set, but from the radicals who appeal to middle America.| TomKlingenstein.com
The principles of the founding and the example of Lincoln must guide us through the deepening crisis in our civic life.| TomKlingenstein.com
The economic nationalism the president has brought back into fashion asserts Founding principles against a revolutionary enemy.| TomKlingenstein.com
President Trump's most ambitious executive order is an attempt to restore the consent of the governed as a foundational principle.| TomKlingenstein.com
A response to John Yoo on the president's executive order and the meaning, history, and purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment.| TomKlingenstein.com
The universal injunctions now employed by activist judges represent a judicial supremacy that would have been familiar to Lincoln.| TomKlingenstein.com
Trump's re-election is a heartening sign, but the battles to come will be more dangerous and consequential than any we have yet faced.| TomKlingenstein.com
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The left-wing agitators that have become a fixture of American life were surprisingly silent in the wake of Trump's election win.| TomKlingenstein.com
A 50-year-old exchange between two conservative intellectual giants sheds light on the pressing questions of today.| TomKlingenstein.com
Government has a necessary but limited role in sustaining free markets.| TomKlingenstein.com
Trump Derangement Syndrome and the tyranny of woke apparatchiks in the bar threaten the longstanding principles of our legal system.| TomKlingenstein.com