Is the fate of democracy truly at stake?
From our US edition
The deepest threat to democracy in our time comes from progressives who reject localized self-government itself
Daniel McCarthy
Daniel McCarthy is a US columnist for The Spectator and is the editor of Modern Age: A Conservative Review.
Monday
Thursday
Soviet America’s revolutionary wars
From our US edition
The Evil Empire failed to avert its destruction by exporting revolution beyond its borders. A self-righteous liberal empire will fare no better
Monday
What is war good for in the twenty-first century?
From our US edition
Israel and Russia — very different countries, morally and otherwise — should be asking themselves today
Anne Applebaum’s solutions to the ‘threat’ of autocracy
From our US edition
Autocracy, Inc. is woefully inadequate to the times in which it appears
Wednesday
Biden’s base rebels over Gaza
From our US edition
Progressives hate Trump. But they hate Israel’s war more
Tuesday
Israel and the making of nations
From our US edition
The country is a test case for the survival of nationalism everywhere
Sunday
Lessons from costly wars past
From our US edition
American credibility is said to be at stake in Ukraine. This is tragically true
Thursday
Donald Trump and the clash of realities
From our US edition
Reality itself is contested today in a way that goes beyond anything in earlier US history
Tuesday
The populism of Machiavelli and Jefferson
From our US edition
In America today, our virtues and successes are our undoing, much more than our vices or failures
Wednesday
The 2024 regime referendum
From our US edition
When voters go to the polls in November, everyone will know that with Trump on the ballot the regime is on trial
Tuesday
Israel’s imperial problem is ours, too
From our US edition
The country is facing today a dilemma that the West will face tomorrow
Friday
Who is the new House Speaker?
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Amber Athey and Daniel McCarthy editor of Modern Age Journal and columnist at The Spectator join the Americano podcast to breakdown the long House speaker battle which has finally culminated in Trumpist Mike Johnson getting selected.
Friday
The future looks Republican
From our US edition
The winner Democrats picked in 2020 has turned them into long-range losers
Wednesday
NATO’s post-Cold War strategy has been a disaster
From our US edition
The alliance is fighting for its life — and dying
Friday
The rise of the popcons
From our US edition
Rejecting populism led the post-Reagan GOP to defeat and disaster
Monday
The once and future president?
From our US edition
All Trump has to do is stay out of jail long enough to get back into the Oval Office
Sunday
How the Ukraine war remade our world
From our US edition
Victory against Russia will always be just around the corner
Sunday
Will DeSantis lose if he runs to the right of Trump?
From our US edition
An anti-Democrat, somewhat anti-Republican and not consistently conservative candidate may be exactly what GOP voters want
Thursday
Why Ron DeSantis should wait for 2028
From our US edition
Thanks to Don, Ron doesn’t have a clear shot next year
Tuesday
How to win the war that everyone is losing
From our US edition
Europe must be left to police Europe and Asia to police Asia
