The Progressive Imperialism of Smedley Butler
Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America’s Empire, by Jonathan M. Katz, Macmillan, 432 pages, $29.99 The legend of Smedley Butler has sustained …
Progressives
Federal Spending is the Problem with Inflation
Both conservatives and progressives are lamenting the soaring prices in the American economy. Not surprisingly, many of them are blaming the problem on Covid and, of course, on Russia. If …
If Democrats Cared About Ending Crime, They Would Punish Criminals Not Target Law-Abiding Gun Owners
Instead of trampling on the Second Amendment, Democrats like Biden should toughen up on the offenders who use guns to facilitate illicit activity. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative …
Judge Nominated To Supreme Court On The Basis Of Her Sex Can’t Define ‘Woman’
Despite those reasons for her nomination, Jackson couldn’t give a definition of ‘woman’ when Sen. Marsha Blackburn asked the question. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online magazine and …
Lizzo’s Vision Of ‘Progress’ Includes Disposing Of The Most Vulnerable
Lizzo unknowingly raised a critical question for the party that claims to champion human rights: Has the ‘progressive’ movement lost its humanity? The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online …
It’s Time For Americans To Rescue U.S. Cities From Greedy Leftists’ Crime-Infested, Drug-Riddled Chokehold
Urban areas need to use upcoming elections to force out the hypocritical politicians whose policies are ruining the nation. The FederalistThe Federalist is an American conservative online magazine and podcast …
Joe Rogan and the Weird New Definition of ‘Right-Winger’
Beyond the left/right binary. In a widely shared Sunday tweet, journalist Matthew Sheffield asserted that controversial podcaster Joe Rogan “overwhelmingly” favors “right-wingers” as guests. Rogan has been at the center …
What Progressives Get Wrong About Judicial Review
In February 1958, a distinguished liberal jurist named Learned Hand told a distinguished liberal audience something that it did not want to hear. The U.S. Supreme Court’s celebrated power of …
How Glen Greenwald, Covid and Rittenhouse Exposed a Plague Among Progressives
Much like Julian Assange, Glenn Greenwald began to be condemned by liberals only post-Trump. The liberal visceral hatred of Donald Trump has trumped rational discourse. Free Thought ProjectIt is the …
Democratic Socialists Lost Big on Election Night With India Walton Defeat
In June, India Walton, a proud democratic socialist, beat incumbent Byron Brown in the race to see who would become the Democratic nominee for mayor of Buffalo, New York. This …