Category Archives: Conservatism

Is America First Jacksonianism the Path to Non-Intervention?

Posted on February 14, 2017 by danphillipsmd

I am currently in the process of writing a primer of sorts on the fundamentals of a non-interventionist foreign policy. Because non-interventionism has so few spokesmen and such little institutional support, I think it is important to clearly articulate what … Continue reading →

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So What’s Your Plan Then Mr. Non-Interventionist Smarty Pants?

Posted on February 1, 2017 by danphillipsmd

I am a long time veteran of the intra-conservative foreign policy debate. I like to say that I was a non-interventionist before Ron Paul made non-intervention cool starting with his Republican primary campaign in 2008. While I started out like … Continue reading →

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But What About My True Conservatism?

Posted on January 31, 2017 by danphillipsmd

Once you get past all the noise on both sides, Donald Trump is clearly a different kind of Republican and he succeeded in the Republican primary and with swing voters in Flyover Country precisely because he isn’t a typical Republican. … Continue reading →

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Trump is Right: NATO is Obsolete

Posted on January 25, 2017 by danphillipsmd

In a recent interview for a German magazine, then President-Elect Donald Trump called NATO obsolete. Trump is absolutely correct, NATO is obsolete. Cue neocon and other interventionist heads exploding in 3, 2, 1… Trump’s statement has caused the predictable hysteria … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Cabinet of Peers

Posted on January 24, 2017 by danphillipsmd

When Trump first started naming his cabinet picks, there was a lot of noise from both sides complaining about some of his choices. The liberal mainstream media, who clearly don’t like Trump, was obviously trying to cause dissension in the … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Federalist Party

Posted on January 4, 2017 by danphillipsmd

This email was forwarded to me by a friend. I am not yet on their email list. It is republished here with permission.  I am personally skeptical of efforts to create a new conservative party, despite my sympathy for third … Continue reading →

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Trump Plus Russia Equals Double the Crazy

Posted on December 19, 2016 by danphillipsmd

Donald Trump makes some otherwise reasonable people crazy. Russia and Putin make some otherwise reasonable people crazy. Combine the two and for some people it’s double the crazy. Ever since the fakenews story about the alleged Russian “hack” of our … Continue reading →

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The Evan McMullin Sideshow

Posted on December 19, 2016 by danphillipsmd

Evan McMullin is distinguishing himself as among the most unhinged of the anti-Trump obsessives. He is pushing the Russian hacking foolishness for all it’s worth. His Twitter feed is a hoot. In that vein, check out this article by Mike … Continue reading →

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Bill Kristol Steps Down as Editor of the Weekly Standard

Posted on December 13, 2016 by danphillipsmd

Well, this is interesting. Bill Kristol is stepping down as editor of The Weekly Standard and moving to the position of editor at large. I don’t know if this was in the works or the result of Kristol’s NeverTrump missteps … Continue reading →

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The American Conservative Has a New Editor – Robert W. Merry

Posted on November 30, 2016 by danphillipsmd

This will be of interest to many people who read this blog. I don’t know enough about Robert W. Merry to add anything. I wish Daniel McCarthy well in his new endeavours. “Introducing TAC’s New Editor“

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