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After a several hundred year hiatus, the mirrors-for-princes genre is so back.
Thanks for your support and readership!
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Catch me on
@TuckerCarlson
tonight at 8:05 talking about where the GOP went wrong and what they can do to turn things around!
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I went to sign up for
@ClaremontInst
's event on Woke Capital feat.
@JDVance1
,
@RepJimBanks
,
@realchrisrufo
, and
@ToryAnarchist
, and the landing page was blocked for "Hate and Racism," by our cybersecurity company. This is baseless!
@Webroot
, please
#unblockClaremont
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"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor..."
- George Washington
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Reminds me of my favorite line from Denzel in Remember the Titans:
“You will wear a jacket and tie. If you don't have one, buy one. Can't afford one, borrow one from your old man. Don't have an old man, find a drunk, and trade for his…
One can only hope! The reason the suit is superior is because even a cheap suit that relatively fits from Walmart will make you look *fine* regardless of body type while casual wear is a disaster for those most obsessed with wearing it in official capacity
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My favorite
@TuckerCarlson
and
@amconmag
memory. A thread: I'll never forget the week in Jan. 2020 when America was on the brink of war with Iran, and Tucker singlehandedly made the case for peace and restraint night after night and convinced Trump to change course.
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Thanks to
@calebecarma
for profiling
@amconmag
in
@VanityFair
!
“If you can call it the Tucker Carlson wing of the GOP, I think that’s the future, and the Paul Ryan wing of the GOP is the past.”
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Watch me on
@TuckerCarlson
defending a new conservative agenda that puts American families first!
"With 15 months left in
@realDonaldTrump
's first term, it's time to put paid family leave front and center on the agenda for the
@GOP
."
@amconmag
@GOPChairwoman
@IvankaTrump
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Check out the second half of my interview last night with
@TuckerCarlson
. If we want a more just and equitable society, we cannot cancel America. Instead, we must learn from our best traditions.
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I'm also grateful for the fact that Tucker thought outside the box and allowed me and so many other young writers to come on his show and talk family policy, economic patriotism, conservation, new urbanism, and much more.
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1) Nearly every major think tank in DC, “right” or “left,” is by default in favor of military or humanitarian interventionism. For those who believe in checks and balances, doesn’t it make sense to have at least one think tank in Washington urge caution at the prospect of war?
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Check out my interview with Tucker this week on the perils of crony capitalism, and the impact of malignant market forces on the American family! It's time for the
@GOP
to put families first.
@ColumbiaBugle
@amconmag
@ClaremontInst
@IvankaTrump
@realDonaldTrump
@Schilling1776
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Thanks to
@ColumbiaBugle
for sharing my defense of pro-family policy on
@TuckerCarlson
Tonight!
@realDonaldTrump
@IvankaTrump
@amconmag
@theammind
@Hillsdale
@JDVance1
This Must be the Focus of Conservatism: The Family
Tucker Carlson &
@jburtkaIV
discuss falling U.S. birthrates & Orban's efforts in Hungary.
@jburtkaIV
: "End [the Endless Middle East Wars] & rebuild America, and there is no better place to start than with the American Family."
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Counting down the hours until our special edition of
@amconmag
goes to press. To my knowledge, it's the longest issue in our history at 108 pages. The cover package is a symposium entitled, "What is American Conservatism?"
DM me if you want to cover it, and I'll send a PDF.
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I honestly don’t think it would have mattered if Trump had laid out the Syria withdrawal in a more deliberate and detailed manner. US foreign policy is on autopilot. Any president who attempts to challenge the status quo will be attacked by the blob, the administrative state,
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Big news! I’m thrilled to welcome
@ISI
alumna
@marlo_safi
to the team as our new national director of student programs.
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Congrats,
@realchrisrufo
! It was well deserved. You’re in good company with previous
@ISI
CBA winners like
@roddreher
,
@yhazony
,
@VDHanson
, and many more!
Personal news: It's an incredible honor to win the
@ISI
"Conservative Book of the Year Award." If you're in DC, I'd love to see you at the award ceremony, which will be held at the National Press Club on March 15.
Tickets here:
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Everyone should watch this fantastic interview on the hypocrisy of American elites and buy
@esaagar
’s new book!
Part 1: My appearance on
@TuckerCarlson
Tonight. He was kind enough to let me discuss my book 'The Populist's Guide To 2020':
"Most of the people in DC who can find Ukraine on a map want to send your kids to die in war there"
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It’s time to restore excellence to higher education! The Florida model shows the way. Proud to have
@ISI
parter with
@Heritage
and
@ClaremontInst
for our inaugural, national faculty summit in Ft. Lauderdale this week to lead the charge!
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Looks like
@VP
agrees with my
@washingtonpost
op-ed!
“We live in a country where the titans of industry have betrayed the national interest in search of profits from a communist dictatorship.”
Vice Pres. Mike Pence slams Nike and the NBA over silence on Hong Kong.
"In siding with the Chinese Communist Party and silencing free speech, the NBA is acting like a wholly-owned subsidiary of the authoritarian regime."
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“A known hater...” LOL
The chair of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts — a Trump appointee and fierce advocate of classical architecture — says the White House has asked him and three other commissioners to resign or be fired.
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4) In light of these considerations, I think Heritage’s “new” direction is both refreshingly attuned to the interests of the American people in 2023 and strengthens their legacy as the flagship conservative think tank in DC.
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Catch me on
@TuckerTonight
at 8pm discussing economic patriotism and a conservative economic agenda that puts American workers and families first!
Media alert: Catch TAC Executive Director
@jburtkaIV
on
@TuckerCarlson
tonight at 8pm! Topic: His recent piece on conservatives' new villain for 2020. (Check it out here):
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Thanks,
@ChristinaPushaw
!
“The transformation of Florida’s education system shows that it’s possible to raise standards, support students and parents, boost teacher compensation, fight radical ideologies, and win the broad support of the public.”
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@PatrickBuchanan
was 20+ years ahead of his time. In 1998 he mapped out 8 goals for a "new nationalism and humane economy." It reads like something you might find in
@amconmag
,
@firstthingsmag
,
@theammind
,
@HumanEvents
,
@SpectatorUSA
@AmericanAffrs
today. See thread:
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Longtime
@ISI
trustee, Linda Bean, passed away on Saturday. Linda was a friend, mentor, exemplary Christian, dynamic entrepreneur, and devoted patriot.
I am honored to have had the privilege of knowing her and will miss our adventures together.
May her memory be eternal!
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I’m pleased to announce the finalists for
@ISI
’s 2023 Conservative Book of the Year Award:
@moveincircles
,
@realchrisrufo
,
@PatrickDeneen
, Hadley Arkes, and Claes Ryn.
Formal announcement and event details forthcoming!
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Must read by
@Rosemary100
in
@amconmag
on how Xi is holding American medicine hostage!
This one's for
@rachelbovard
,
@esaagar
,
@RyanGirdusky
,
@docMJP
,
@HawleyMO
,
@marcorubio
,
@MikeNeedham
,
@realDonaldTrump
,
@robert_spalding
,
@GrecianFormula
,
@JDVance1
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My parents opened up a burger joint in Michigan this week. This afternoon I called my dad, and they had a line of 57 cars in the drive thru! A 2-hour wait but people didn’t mind. Glad to see people coming out to support a local restaurant.
#MadeinMichigan
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3) Heritage is in touch with the policy priorities of the GOP base and presidential frontrunner on issues of war and peace, in marked contrast to most other “conservative” think tanks, Congress, the media, consultants, and defense contractors in the city.
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“We must begin by rejecting old orthodoxies—unfettered trade at any cost; a permissive immigration system; a tax code that favors corporate tax shelters and corporate offshoring; economic policy that rewards concentration—and put American workers first.”
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Now do the rest of the Ivy League and then work systematically through US News & World Report college rankings list.
To all of my critics who snidely dismissed me as a "bad-faith actor" and a "cartoon villain": I was right. You were wrong. Gay is gone.
The world of politics cannot be divided neatly between "good actors" and "bad actors." Reality is not a Marvel movie; politics is not a child's
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My first copy of Gateway to Statesmanship has arrived! Thanks again to all my friends, colleagues, and mentors who have helped me on this project over the past two years.
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I ran into
@SenSanders
on my walk tonight, and we talked about
@amconmag
and our shared efforts to promote a more peaceful foreign policy! I hope we can continue the conversation : )
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"The $6 trillion that the United States has spent since 2002 in the Middle East would have been much better invested at home. The costs of maintaining our permanent presence in the Middle East is no longer sustainable, especially in a time of pandemic...
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The key components of statesmanship are essentially the same in all times and places. Take the crown jewels of Hungary, for example, which were kept safe at Ft. Knox in to protect them from the Nazis and Soviets for several decades before being returned in the 70's.
🧵
(1/3)
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Must-read by
@CurtMills
in
@amconmag
!
"Navarro won’t have to burn the building down now, though. He’s running it."
@ColumbiaBugle
@AnnCoulter
@IngrahamAngle
@LouDobbs
@RyanGirdusky
@GrecianFormula
@GordonGChang
@JDVance1
@Rosemary100
@willchamberlain
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"[Trump] told confidants in recent days that Carlson’s strong advocacy not to escalate the situation in Iran played a role in his decision-making, two White House officials and Republicans close to the West Wing told The Associated Press on Thursday."
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I stand by what I said to
@VanityFair
in its profile of
@amconmag
back in 2020:
"If you can call it the Tucker Carlson wing of the GOP, I think that’s the future, and the Paul Ryan wing of the GOP is the past.”
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Check out my interview with Tucker from last night! I'm happy to share that
@ISI
found a new city and venue to host our conference after being canceled by the health department of Alexandria.
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I'll be publishing an edited collection of texts called "Gateway to Statesmanship: Selections from Xenophon to Churchill" with
@Regnery
in January. Dr. Larry Arnn of
@Hillsdale
has written the preface.
The aim is to revive the mirrors-for-princes genre for a new generation.🧵
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In light of my Hillsdale classmate
@katebachwsj
’s recent profile of Heritage for the WSJ, I’d like to share why I think
@KevinRobertsTX
’s embrace of realism and restraint is a win for both conservatism and America. 🧵
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If there's going to be a sneak attack let's just bring them all home now, please. Thank you!
Upon information and belief, Iran or its proxies are planning a sneak attack on U.S. troops and/or assets in Iraq. If this happens, Iran will pay a very heavy price, indeed!
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Check out
@esaagar
’s review of
@matthewstoller
’s Goliath in
@amconmag
!
“The American worker be damned as long as prices are low!”
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Tucker had 3 of my
@amconmag
colleagues on that week--
@CurtMills
,
@jimantle
, and
@KelleyBVlahos
-- and a host of other friends and contributors to the magazine. Shortly after,
@AP
reported that Trump had changed his mind thanks to watching Tucker's show:
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This is amazing. Time for a new conservative economic agenda?
@suzania
@roddreher
@PatrickDeneen
@michaelbd
Tucker Carlson blasting usury last night: "There is a reason why the world's great religions condemn usury & why societies have restricted it for thousands of years. High interest rates exploit the weak. Credit card debt destroys people...what the banks are doing is disgusting."
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It was great to be on
@TuckerTonight
talking about my vision for a new conservative economic agenda. Time for
@realDonaldTrump
to reclaim a Republican and American tradition of taking on corporate monopolies!
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I'm thrilled to announce that
@JDVance1
will be the Saturday evening keynote at
@ISI
's summer conference (July 23-24) on the future of American political economy!
Other keynotes include
@marcorubio
,
@jeffsessions
,
@Neomi_Rao
, and
@AmityShlaes
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“As our country faces record levels of debt and unemployment, the concept is simple: bring our troops home and rebuild America.”
@ColumbiaBugle
@ROPpodcast
@mattgaetz
@RandPaul
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I'm happy to welcome
@j_arthur_bloom
to
@amconmag
as our new managing editor and to see Matt Purple move up to a new role as senior editor!
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Growing up in a small Michigan town we had a grocery store, arts and crafts shop, tanning salon, video store, liquor store, and sub shop. Today all that remains is the liquor store and a new(ish) Dollar General. Seems like a decline, no?
Wait. Tucker Carlson is anti-Dollar Store?
Does he hate children? Birthday parties? Christmas stockings? Egg hunts? Greeting cards, picnicware, supplies for school projects... I could do this all day.
I knew he had issues, but this is beyond the pale.
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It was an honor to meet with the great medievalist, Francis Oakley, at Williams College. Frank is 92 and the former president of Williams. He offered some advice for my book on the mirrors for princes and agreed to come on the
@ISI
podcast soon.
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"There is consensus growing among conservatives...that the biggest threat to liberty comes not from extremists in the Middle East or Democratic power grabs, but from the behemoths in Silicon Valley and Beijing."
@ToryAnarchist
@docMJP
@CurtMills
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Check out my defense of economic patriotism on
@TuckerCarlson
last night!
It's time for a new
@GOP
economic agenda that puts American families and workers first.
@realDonaldTrump
@cvpayne
@RaheemKassam
@amconmag
@firstthingsmag
@ClaremontInst
@marcorubio
@HawleyMO
@HumanEvents
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...the media, academia, etc.
Its important that we keep fighting for restraint but the establishment’s commitment to endless, unconstitutional war is so strong that it’s worth asking whether or not the idea of “consent of the governed” is anything more than a noble lie.
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New issue of
@amconmag
just came in the mail! Shout out to everyone who participated in our “What is American Conservatism?” symposium.
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“Bernie’s believers might just conclude that the real obstacle to their dream of remaking America is neither the radical right nor Donald Trump, but the elites within their own party.”
@PatrickBuchanan
in
@amconmag
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Thanks to
@esaagar
for having me on
@BreakingPointsN
to discuss my new book, Gateway to Statesmanship!
Link to book in comments.
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My defense of
@firstthingsmag
in
@amconmag
.
Or, who cares what the Bush-era neocons think about common good conservatism?
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I'm honored to share that Tucker will be the keynote for ISI's 70th Anniversary Gala and Dedication of our Linda L. Bean Conference Center
@ISI
headquarters in Wilmington, DE on Sept. 28th!
I'd love to see you there. More info here:
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Throwback to last week with
@TuckerCarlson
:
"It's time for conservatives to fight for an economy that puts American citizens first, American families first, and American workers first!"
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We lost a giant. Angelo’s lecture at the Lincoln Fellows program was the highlight of my week with
@ClaremontInst
. He also wrote a wonderful student’s guide to international relations for
@ISI
many years ago.
May his memory be eternal!
It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our beloved friend, mentor, and senior fellow Angelo Codevilla passed away last night. We’ve lost another great soul at a time when we’re most needful of his wisdom and guidance. R.I.P.
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After two years of work, my book on statesmanship w/
@Regnery
goes to press today! As I read through the final edits, three things stood out:
1) The texts included contain the political wisdom of mankind.
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@PatrickBuchanan
has replaced Bill Buckley as The Godfather of the conservative movement.
#Rightfromthebegining
My case for Pat in
@washingtonpost
!
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.
@emeriticus
sums it up well:
“The [GOP] must do more than merely denounce the “American Jobs Plan,” or it risks falling further out of touch with its constituents. It must offer its own constructive vision for infrastructure to rebuild America.”
@smarick
There is much to critique in Biden’s plans, but that has more to do with ends than means. A successful conservative opposition should fight for infrastructure, energy, and family policies that actually serve our national interests, instead of eschewing such policies altogether.
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It's official!
@herandrews
will join the team
@amconmag
as our new Senior Editor tomorrow morning.
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"Wisely, conservatives are looking back to the prudential statesmanship of Jefferson, Hamilton, Taft, and Reagan to craft an economic agenda that strengthens the American nation, families, industry, and entrepreneurs."
@KevinRobertsTX
@ISI
@NRO
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As a 29 year-old at the time, I had the real sense that what we were doing
@amconmag
and what
@TuckerCarlson
was doing at Fox had a direct impact--for good and for peace--in America and around the world.
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"I find it highly ironic that the same people who are advocating endless war in the Middle East for the past 20 years are the same ones devising the economic strategies that have turned our great cities into places that look like the Middle East."
@amconmag
@TuckerCarlson
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Thanks to
@esaagar
for joining me for an interview on monopoly power
@ISI
’s political economy conference!
"Are you instinctively against monopolies or only when they are working against the national interest?"
#interviewswithjohnny
|
@RealignmentPod
|
@AmMomentOrg
ISI President,
@johnnyburtka
, interviews
@esaagar
—
Interview:
Panel:
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You mean all those factories in PA, MI, and OH didn’t actually move to Mexico and China??? I’d love to ask the AP just how many factories closed down due to automation v. free trade.
This is absolutely not true and a disgrace of a fact check
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“...it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor.”
- George Washington
Happy Thanksgiving!
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"Tucker, the United States was the greatest nation on Earth, and we had a manufacturing base that was the best in the entire world. And over the past 20 years, we've simply handed that over to our greatest geopolitical rival, China."
@amconmag
@ClaremontInst
@HumanEvents
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A picture is worth a thousand words. Good times debating Locke on the
@ClaremontInst
panel with
@yhazony
, Tom West, David Azerrad, and RJ Pestritto at
@ISI
’s APG summit!
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Congratulations to my friend
@CurtMills
for his new role as executive director of
@amconmag
! Curt is brilliant, intellectually curious, and well-connected.
I look forward to him leading TAC through the 2024 election cycle and beyond.
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Team
@ISI
at the 40th annual Viennese Waltz Ball in DC. It’s the first year in decades that ISI has officially hosted the ball. Waltzing to save Western Civilization!
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As higher education continues to abase itself, I'm happy to announce that
@ISI
is "building our own APSA."
Save the date for our inaugural American Politics & Government Summit at ISI's national headquarters on Oct. 28-29, 2022.
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What was the best conservative book published in 2021? We’ll soon be taking formal nominations for
@ISI
’s annual book prize in May.
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We’ve got a packed house for our
@ISI
/
@ModAgeJournal
panel on conservatism with
@yhazony
,
@KevinRobertsTX
,
@continetti
, and
@ToryAnarchist
in DC!
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I argue that Big Tech + China are the two villains that could unite a new conservative political movement. Thanks to
@SenHawleyPress
and
@SenRubioPress
for their work on these two issues!
@roddreher
@DouthatNYT
@ClaremontInst
@amconmag
@RaheemKassam
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I look forward to talking about trade policy, monopolies, and Big Tech with
@TuckerCarlson
tonight at 8pm on
@FoxNews
!
@amconmag
@ClaremontInst
@docMJP
@Hillsdale
This evening, TAC executive editor - and author of this great piece -
@jburtkaIV
, will be on
@TuckerCarlson
's "Tucker Carlson Tonight" to discuss. Tune in!
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.
@ToryAnarchist
addresses the
@ISI
team on the history of the conservative intellectual movement and debates animating the right today! Recording forthcoming on the ISI pod.
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"If we are dissatisfied with the tribal nature of public life and the failures of America's leadership class, the only way forward is through the past. We must return to the humanities to save America."
My
@Newsweek
op-ed. Thanks,
@josh_hammer
!
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We have an amazing line-up for
@ISI
's 3rd American Economic Forum on 11/1
@CatholicUniv
! Confirmed speakers include:
@erikabachiochi
,
@TPCarney
,
@SohrabAhmari
,
@JonAskonas
,
@ThomasEWoods
,
@ElbridgeColby
,
@esaagar
,
@oren_cass
,
@StephenMoore
,
@AmityShlaes
, and
@davidpgoldman
.
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The stage is set for tomorrow’s National Conservatism Conference in Rome!
I’ll be sure to live tweet
@roddreher
’s keynote which will be first thing in the morning. Its exciting to have
@amconmag
be part of this momentous occasion.
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St. Stephen overlooking Matthias church on western Good Friday. A beautiful—and powerful—sight to behold.
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