
For a few weeks after Andrew Breitbart’s death, I allowed my personal sorrow to color my worldview. All around me, I heard brave voices saying that Andrew’s spirit would never die, that fresh hands would pick up the torch that
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In order to stay alive, they have to fall in line behind a guy named Palmer, a skilled American fighter who’s been hiding out here for reasons of his own. In this excerpt, the group has to cross a crocodile-invested
by Andrew Klavan14 Nov 2012, 4:58 PM PST0

“If We Survive” is my new adventure novel geared toward young adults. It tells the story of four teenagers who visit a Central American country on a charitable mission to rebuild a school. Just as they’re about to leave, the
by Andrew Klavan13 Nov 2012, 4:35 PM PST0
Ed. Note: This is the third of three excerpts. Chapters one and two can be found here. “The Final Hour” is available at Amazon. Chapter Five The White Room I looked around. There wasn’t much to see. It was a
by Andrew Klavan6 Aug 2011, 2:59 PM PST0
Ed. Note: This is the second of three excerpts. Part one is here. Part three posts tomorrow. “The Final Hour” is available at Amazon. Chapter Two The Yard King What just happened? In the terror of the moment, I couldn’t
by Andrew Klavan5 Aug 2011, 2:01 PM PST0
Ed. Note: This is the first of three excerpts that will post over next three days. “The Final Hour” is available at Amazon. The Homelanders series is about a kid named Charlie West – a good kid, who goes to
by Andrew Klavan4 Aug 2011, 4:32 PM PST0
In a celebrated 2008 essay for the Village Voice, David Mamet made the startling announcement that he was “no longer a brain-dead liberal.” I think it only fair to mention here that I rejoiced. Mr. Mamet is a terrific playwright,
by Andrew Klavan27 May 2011, 4:19 PM PST0
Author’s note: Informant Peter Patterson is on the run from the homicidal police lieutenant Brick Ramsey. As he tries to escape through a storm-drenched city, he encounters an almost apocalyptic disaster. He drove north through the empty city. He drove
by Andrew Klavan12 Nov 2010, 6:35 AM PST0
Author’s Note: Two time loser John Shannon agrees to go in on a robbery with psychopath Benny Torrence. Just as they get to the money, everything goes bad–and Shannon does something that will change his life forever. A floorboard creaked
by Andrew Klavan11 Nov 2010, 4:54 AM PST0
We at Klavan on the Culture are well aware that those of you who want to be hep or with it turn to us to learn the latest trends. If you don’t want your girlfriend or boyfriend or homosexual leather
by Andrew Klavan5 Nov 2010, 10:33 AM PST0
[youtube nx_I1lzJ94w nolink] The mainstream media-a group of people far to the left of the American public-are deeply concerned that the extremist tea party-a group of people whose ideals represent the American mainstream-are threatening the careers of centrist Democrats… who
by Andrew Klavan21 Oct 2010, 10:17 AM PST0
[youtube nx_I1lzJ94w nolink] The mainstream media-a group of people far to the left of the American public-are deeply concerned that the extremist tea party-a group of people whose ideals represent the American mainstream-are threatening the careers of centrist Democrats… who
by Andrew Klavan21 Oct 2010, 8:28 AM PST0
In the past, many of you were perplexed about what to do in the upcoming elections. Should you throw your vote away on some idiot Republican, you asked yourself, or let the country sink into ruin? But then – like
by Andrew Klavan9 Oct 2010, 8:10 AM PST0
We all know by now how the left reacts to the presence of the truth: the screaming, the name-calling, the hysterical slander; the way they designate the craziest Koran-burning, abortionist-shooting nutcase they can find to represent the right; the way
by Andrew Klavan20 Sep 2010, 12:35 PM PST0
Whenever I am told I must be tolerant of other people’s religion, I always wonder, well, which tenet of their religion do you mean? A religion, after all, is a system of beliefs and to say that all beliefs are
by Andrew Klavan28 Aug 2010, 11:02 AM PST0
Here in just around four minutes is a complete refresher course on the history, meaning and importance of the United States Constitution for all you young dudes and dudettes: [youtube TR37ZQwmRZU nolink] All right, it’s complete nonsense. Still, when you
by Andrew Klavan12 Aug 2010, 2:06 PM PST0
As we all know, the result of the left’s takeover of our media and universities has been a vast ignorance among the young about America’s history, philosophy and institutions. That’s the disease but – huzzah! – PJTV’s Klavan on the
by Andrew Klavan12 Aug 2010, 1:11 PM PST0
Hey, Little People! You know how at the end of movies, they sometimes show what are called “outtakes”-mistakes and accidents that occurred during filming? These delightful laugh-fests remind you that even your superiors in Hollywood occasionally make an error or
by Andrew Klavan31 Jul 2010, 2:42 PM PST0
A personal incident has given me a particular perspective on recent news about the media. Last Tuesday, I received word that the French release of my thriller novel Empire of Lies had been canceled by publisher Seuil Policiers. The editor
by Andrew Klavan27 Jul 2010, 1:01 PM PST0
Columbia University is the place where leftists give leftist journalists Pulitzer Prizes and then tell each other how prestigious leftist journalism is because–wow!–look at all the Pulitzers they’ve won. This week, the president of Columbia, Lee Bollinger, wrote a specious
by Andrew Klavan19 Jul 2010, 3:51 PM PST0
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by Andrew Klavan7 May 2010, 7:01 AM PST0
Over the last forty years, leftism has failed in every particular but one: it has succeeded in demonizing the opposition. Leftists will blacklist you–then if you complain, they’ll attack you for whining. They will call you racist and compare your
by Andrew Klavan5 May 2010, 5:03 AM PST0
Oh joy of joys – my new Klavan on the Culture from PJTV has arrived. This week the New York Times Answer Man explains it all for you. As you know, the Times is the official arbiter of reality so
by Andrew Klavan22 Apr 2010, 2:59 PM PST0
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