
A peculiar essay in The New York Times Saturday draws a series of parallels between the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and Western conservatives, including patriotism, an appreciation for child-bearing, and a distrust of radical secularism.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.2 Jan 2016, 8:19 AM PST0

The former assistant Secretary for Communications to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan writes that Sen. Lamar Alexander’s enthusiasm for his “bipartisan” education bill – one that supposedly prohibits the federal government from mandating the Common Core standards – is “shamefully misleading.”
by Dr. Susan Berry29 Dec 2015, 6:20 AM PST0

Six in ten Republicans say they want the GOP to nominate either a “conservative” or “very conservative” candidate to be the party’s nominee for 2016.
by Caroline May22 Dec 2015, 8:24 AM PST0

Spaniards vote today in a parliamentary election in which new parties are loosening the grip of the once-dominant conservatives and Socialists, raising the possibility of a new era of consensus politics – or a period of instabilty. With many people saying
by Reuters20 Dec 2015, 12:27 AM PST0

While Vitter’s loss is a setback for Republicans, and provides a boost to Democrats ahead of the 2016 elections, there is a silver lining as well: Edwards ran, and won, on a conservative message.
by Joel B. Pollak21 Nov 2015, 9:56 PM PST0

This week’s election returns cement numbers proving that President Barack Hussein Obama is the greatest builder of the Republican Party since President Ronald Wilson Reagan.
by Ken Klukowski6 Nov 2015, 6:35 AM PST0

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that Lois Lerner, and other IRS officials involved in targeting conservative groups’ tax exempt applications, will not have criminal charges filed against them.
by Dr. Susan Berry23 Oct 2015, 7:17 PM PST0

A row has broken out between the government and the House of Lords over planned Tax Credit cuts for working people, leading to warnings of a “constitutional crisis”. The Lords are aiming to block the motion. In response, the Prime
by Donna Rachel Edmunds22 Oct 2015, 8:44 AM PST0

No sooner had John Boehner announced his decision to resign as speaker than conservatives were lamenting the heir apparent.
by Shawn Steel7 Oct 2015, 11:09 PM PST0

On Tuesday, CNN media reporter Dylan Byers said Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s choice to skip not one, but two critical Senate votes funding Planned Parenthood is a “sticking point” with conservatives fed up with pretty talk but no action, crediting Breitbart News for highlighting his poor attendance record.
by Katie McHugh6 Oct 2015, 5:38 PM PST0

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) hails from Bakersfield in the Central Valley. But local Republicans are divided about his prospects as Speaker of the House, as McCarthy emerges as the likely candidate to replace John Boehner, who announced his resignation last month, effective Oct. 31.
by Joel B. Pollak4 Oct 2015, 5:18 AM PST0

WASHINGTON—Seventy national conservative leaders have issued a “Memo to the Movement” on the Supreme Court, calling on conservatives to focus Republican presidential candidates on what sort of justices they would appoint. These leaders have one simple demand: “No more surprises.”
by Ken Klukowski3 Oct 2015, 2:28 PM PST0

Sen. Ted Cruz is excoriating the Republican leadership in the House and Senate for failing to “lift a finger to defend life” by eliminating taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood. Cruz’s speech on the Senate floor comes as the lawmakers voted, 77-19, to advance a bill to authorize government spending that includes funding for Planned Parenthood.
by Dr. Susan Berry28 Sep 2015, 6:10 PM PST0

The 67th Emmy Awards on FOX, hosted by SNL alum Andy Samberg, was filled with one-liners and other comments aimed at conservatives. Most notably, was Samberg’s assertion that frontrunner Donald Trump might be a “racist.”
by Kipp Jones20 Sep 2015, 9:00 PM PST0

Grassroots conservatives expressed disgust with GOP establishment, consulting class operative, Rick Wilson, for his remarks that Americans who support Donald Trump are ‘low information supporters.’
by Robert Wilde16 Aug 2015, 12:44 AM PST0

This week, Jon Stewart broadcast his last episode of The Daily Show. It was perhaps appropriate that his swan song coincided with the first Republican presidential debate of the 2016 election. The Obama era, which Stewart did as much as anyone to create and sustain, is ending.
by Joel B. Pollak7 Aug 2015, 12:20 AM PST0

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Conservative Andrzej Duda was sworn in as Poland’s new president Thursday, bringing political change to the nation’s top office. However, confusion surrounded the absence from the ceremony of European Union leader and former Polish prime minister Donald Tusk.
by AP6 Aug 2015, 6:30 AM PST0

This morning’s Conservative mayoral radio debate will have left London Tory listeners with a clear impression of choice between candidates representing all corners of the ‘broad church’ party. On the panel of the BBC London Radio mayoral debate were London Assembly member
by Oliver Lane5 Aug 2015, 2:57 AM PST0

Time and time again, John Boehner has failed to provide a vision or use the robust majority in the U.S. House—which conservatives provided him—to advance our policies. Instead, the Speaker has allowed President Obama to set the debate, set the terms, and summarily clean our clocks. Meekly, Boehner drifts along aimlessly and legislates by cliff and crisis, instead of bringing forward an optimistic agenda of bold colors that the American people crave.
by David Bossie27 Jul 2015, 4:59 AM PST0

Ukip’s Member of Parliament Douglas Carswell was this morning mocked in the House of Commons for daring to ask whether the government would be willing to consider making the House of Lords more politically representative. During the last government, the
by Donna Rachel Edmunds9 Jul 2015, 7:33 AM PST0

Strasbourg, France – A vote in the European Parliament on whether to continue with negotiations for an EU/US Trade deal has split Britain’s right wing parties, with the Conservatives backing the deal while UKIP is opposed. UKIP also failed to
by Donna Rachel Edmunds8 Jul 2015, 10:26 AM PST0

Like for many conservatives, the Supreme Court’s recent liberty-crushing rampage was an incredibly difficult pill for me to swallow. Having to listen to the continuous parade of mainstream media pundits trot out their prized leftist activists to tell us all how common interpretations held by the public and the courts had been completely wrong for more than 200 years was nauseating to say the least.
by Justin Haskins1 Jul 2015, 9:44 PM PST0

The Vatican’s new document that will serve as a guide for discussions in the upcoming synod on marriage and the family has caused consternation among liberals who see the text as a barrier to more progressive reforms in Catholic teaching on marriage.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.24 Jun 2015, 5:54 AM PST0

New EU rules which will see British jobs being advertised Europe-wide have gained the backing of Conservative Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). The Parliament’s Committee of Employment and Social Affairs today voted in favour making it easier for jobseekers across Europe
by Donna Rachel Edmunds23 Jun 2015, 9:14 AM PST0

British Chancellor George Osborne has announced £3 billion of spending cuts and £1.5 billion of asset sales as the new Conservative government works to balance the budget. All this comes despite five years of coalition ‘austerity’ which still sees government spending
by Oliver Lane5 Jun 2015, 4:09 AM PST0