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A World in an Old Couch ~ The Imaginative Conservative

Because life often comes at you very fast, the cleaning of a khaki couch, like the cleansing of Augean stables, is a task that often waits for a hero’s journey. Or at least a lot of free time. This trembling period of early Covid insanity was one such time in which I felt both impulses. […]

Permanent Things: T. S. Eliot’s Conservatism

T.S. Eliot’s conservatism is “pre-political,” offering no simple formula for the modern polity. He reminds us that even if we could have our way in the political arena we would be unable to create a perfect society, given our own fallen nature. Such a wise mixture of hope and humility is what can keep conservatism […]

Get Ready for War in Yemen – HotAir

Back in February of 2021, Joe Biden removed the designation of Ansarallah, colloquially known as the Houthis, as terrorists. Biden did so, one might suspect, because it was Donald Trump who had made the designation, and all things Trump are bad. Fast forward to January 24th, 2024, and the United States is gearing up for […]

Contempt Charges for Hunter – HotAir

Say, whatever happened to all of those investigations into Hunter Biden and the affairs of Biden Inc.? Before the Christmas break, it sounded like the House Oversight Committee really had its teeth into some juicy material and the walls were closing in on the First Son. As it turns out, the work has continued and […]

Panicked Gay Defenders Claim ‘Scalping’ Used by White People to Keep the Red Man Down – HotAir

While Claudine Gay’s tenure as Harvard University’s president didn’t come to the immediate and spectacular conclusion it should have after her disastrous Congressional testimony – thanks purely to defensively circling the Ivy League wagons around their Diversity, Empowerment, and Inclusion icon and extreme umbrage at the nerve of conservatives – it did turn out to […]

Hillary Clinton Is Not a Lizard Person – HotAir

Where to begin? With the facts, I suppose. We are talking about Politifact so I guess we should begin with the facts before we jump into the ridicule and brilliant analysis. The “fact checkers” at Politifact want you to know that the lying conservatives are trying to convince you that Hillary Clinton is a reptile, […]