American Federalist Journal
Saturday - August 19, 2017



Featured articles by Rich Lowry



The Breitbart Presidency
2017-08-18

Mothball the Confederate Monuments
2017-08-15

The 'Anti-Diversity Screed' That Wasn't
2017-08-08

The Revolution Devours Venezuela
2017-08-01

Trump Family Values
2017-07-28



Randi Weingarten's Smear
2017-07-25

The Looming Republican Disgrace
2017-07-21

The Party of Bad Faith?
2017-07-18

Reince for President
2017-07-14

No, China Isn't Going to Lead
2017-07-11



Trump's Warsaw Triumph
2017-07-08

Trump Is Winning the Immigration Debate
2017-07-07

The Neglected Reagan
2017-06-30

Barbarism Isn't What It Used to Be
2017-06-27

A Democratic Blind Spot on Culture
2017-06-23



Yes, Hate Speech Is Free Speech
2017-06-20

He's A Republican Now
2017-06-16

The Impeachment War
2017-06-13

Comey Hits and Misses
2017-06-09

Can't Wonder Woman Just Be Wonder Woman?
2017-06-06



Our Joint Venture
2017-06-05

The Age of Unilateral Rule
2017-06-02

The Non-Existent Case for the Paris Accord
2017-05-31

Trump Got Trolled
2017-05-26

Not On Our Soil
2017-05-23



Embrace the Robots
2017-05-19

The Worst Word in American Politics
2017-05-16

A Scandal about Smoke
2017-05-12

The Pre-Existing Lie
2017-05-09

Lincoln, Not Jackson
2017-05-05



On Obamacare, Republicans Vastly Over-Promised
2017-05-02

Ann Coulter the Liberal
2017-04-28

No One Owns Science
2017-04-25

A Trump Victory on the Border
2017-04-21

No, Trump Is Not a Neocon
2017-04-18



When Jared Wins
2017-04-15

When Jared Wins
2017-04-14

The Russian Stooge
2017-04-11

Trump's Normality Problem
2017-04-07

The Dumbest Filibuster
2017-04-04



The Crisis of Trumpism
2017-03-31

On Obamacare, a Party-Wide Failure
2017-03-28

The Health Care Albatross
2017-03-24

A 140-Character Flaw
2017-03-21

How the GOP Crackup Happens
2017-03-17



The Worst Argument for Trumpcare
2017-03-14

The Perils of Jacksonian Governance
2017-03-10

The Battle of Middlebury
2017-03-07

The End of Reaganism
2017-03-03

The Myth of the Passive President
2017-02-24



What's Happening In Sweden
2017-02-22

Patriot Games
2017-02-20

Air It Out
2017-02-17

Our Overly Sanctified Judiciary
2017-02-10

The Un-American Canard
2017-01-31



Revenge of the Nation-State
2017-01-27

Donald Trump's New Culture War
2017-01-24

Trump's Nationalist Anthem
2017-01-21

The Next JFK
2017-01-20

The Reset Failure
2017-01-10



The Sessions Smear
2017-01-06

The Nation's Abattoir
2017-01-04

Thank You!
2016-12-31

Defund the United Nations
2016-12-30

Baby, Let's Not Ruin Everything
2016-12-25



The Conventional Threat to Trump
2016-12-23

Only Hillary Is to Blame for Her Loss
2016-12-20

Against an Electoral Coup
2016-12-16

The Party of Workers
2016-12-09

To Kill a Pipeline - Again
2016-12-06



No, the Swamp Won't Be Drained
2016-12-02

Can Democrats Quit Identity Politics?
2016-11-29

Self-Government in the Wilderness
2016-11-24

The Muslim Registry that Wasn't
2016-11-22

History Strikes Back
2016-11-18



America Is Not a Safe Space
2016-11-15

On Tuesday, Voters Delivered a Stinging Rebuke to President Obama
2016-11-11

The Democrats Who Cried Wolf
2016-11-08

Open Season on James Comey
2016-11-04

The Democrats Asked for This
2016-11-01



Don't Blame Never Trump
2016-10-21

The Insincere, Arrogant Clinton Campaign
2016-10-18

Evangelicals without Standards
2016-10-14

The Agony of the Republicans
2016-10-11

The Year of the Normal Candidate
2016-10-07



We All Avoid Taxes
2016-10-04

The Media Freak-Out
2016-09-30

Riot First, Ask Questions Later
2016-09-27

How Trump Could Win the Debate
2016-09-23

A Big, Beautiful Black Swan
2016-09-16



The Clinton Diagnosis -- Chronic Secrecy and Dishonesty
2016-09-13

Julian Assange Is Still a Creep
2016-09-09

The Candidate Who Wasn't There
2016-09-07

No, Trump's Immigration Policy Is Not the Same as Obama's
2016-09-03

Trump v. the Elites on Immigration
2016-09-02



The Kinder, Gentler Trump
2016-08-26

The Colin Powell Defense
2016-08-23

To Russia, with Love
2016-08-19

The Nihilism in Milwaukee
2016-08-16

The Entertainment Candidate
2016-08-12



The Ransom that Dare Not Speak Its Name
2016-08-05

Trump vs. the Khans
2016-08-02

Bill's Speech
2016-07-28

Hillary's Never-Ending Reintroductions
2016-07-26

The Fire This Time
2016-07-19



We Couldn't Expose Hillary's Lies without Your Help
2016-07-18

Obama's Police Distortions
2016-07-12

Rigged 101
2016-07-08

1776 Was Amexit
2016-07-04

A Vote for Self-Government
2016-06-28



A Blow Against Unilateral Government
2016-06-24

The Irrelevant Crusade
2016-06-21

Heed Trump's Warning
2016-06-17

The Trump-Sanders Two Step
2016-05-20

The Bathroom Putsch
2016-05-17



Trump Wants to Make a Deal
2016-05-13

Blowing Smoke on E-Cigs
2016-05-10

Giving Trump His Due
2016-05-06

Anti-Trump Protesters Do His Bidding
2016-05-03

The End of Pieties
2016-04-29



The Working-Class Meltdown
2016-04-26

What's In Your Wallet?
2016-04-22

The Outrageous Campaign against Exxon Mobil
2016-04-19

Trump Wuz Robbed
2016-04-15

Cruz or Bust
2016-04-08



Do Not Fear the Chalk
2016-04-05

Present at the Destruction
2016-04-01

Yes, the Delegates Can Decide
2016-03-29

#NeverKasich
2016-03-25

The End of GOP Optimism
2016-03-18



Our George Wallace
2016-03-15

The Billy Mays of the GOP
2016-03-11

The Democrats' Archie Bunker
2016-03-08

Welcome to Europe
2016-03-01

The Coming Anti-Trump Onslaught
2016-02-26



Unlock the Terrorist's Phone
2016-02-23

The Senate Should Block an Obama Nomination to the Supreme Court
2016-02-16

Trump Runs Free
2016-02-12

Hide Your Daughters - Here Comes Draft Registration
2016-02-09

Don't Discount Donald Trump
2016-02-05



The Age of Working-Class Discontent
2016-02-02

The Quisling Establishment
2016-01-29

Cruz Dares to Take On King Corn
2016-01-26

The Battle for the Soul of the Right
2016-01-22

Chelsea Clinton Bad-Mouths Bernie Sanders's Health-Care Proposals on Behalf of Hillary
2016-01-19



A Swan Song From an Out-of-Touch President
2016-01-15

Ted Cruz Is Nixon, Not Goldwater
2016-01-08

The Bundys' Occupation of an Oregon Wildlife Refuge Is Distasteful
2016-01-05

Outsourcing the Mentally Ill to Police
2016-01-01

The Right's Post-Constitutional Moment
2015-12-25



Washington Irving's Christmas
2015-12-24

The Alpha-Dog of the GOP
2015-12-18

Climate Make-Believe in Paris
2015-12-15

We Aren't the World
2015-12-11

The Ignorant Crusade
2015-12-08



Cruz vs. Rubio - A Better GOP Race
2015-12-04

How the Left Hijacked a Tragedy to Serve Their Pro-Abortion Agenda
2015-12-01

Grateful for What They Hate
2015-11-27

Donald Trump - The Jacksonian Candidate
2015-11-24

The President's Sanctimony on Syrian Refugees
2015-11-20



Self-Congratulatory Symbols and Slogans Won't Stop Violent Terrorism
2015-11-17

The Mizzou Meltdown
2015-11-10

Can We Trust Marco Rubio on Immigration?
2015-11-06

Obamacare Is Still Failing
2015-11-03

Bernie's Conspiracy Theory
2015-10-30



Hillary: It's Sexism, Stupid
2015-10-27

How Trump Got the Top Spot
2015-10-23

Why Socialists Shouldn't Cite Sweden as Success
2015-10-20

Hillary's Hollow Debate Victory
2015-10-16

Hollywood Can't Handle the Truth
2015-10-13



The House Republican Civil War
2015-10-09

Hillary's Gun-Control Non Sequiturs
2015-10-06

Trump Wrongs the Right
2015-10-05

It's the Abortion, Stupid
2015-10-02

Fiorina Both Refreshing and Terrifying to Feminists
2015-09-29



The Fashionable Pope
2015-09-25

The U.S. Shouldn't Feel Migrant Guilt
2015-09-22

The Media's Stupid Trump Obsession
2015-09-18

Biden Could Be A Breath of Fresh Air
2015-09-15

Hillary Clinton Comes Clean
2015-09-11



Window to a Borderless World
2015-09-09

Ben Carson, A Superior Outsider
2015-09-04

Carly Deserves To Be In Debate
2015-09-01

The GOP Field that Failed
2015-08-28

China's Economy: Not All It Seems
2015-08-25



The Lessons of Losing
2015-08-18

The Phenomenal Incoherence of Donald Trump
2015-08-14

Iran Nuclear Deal: Obama's Latest Bid for a Legacy
2015-08-07

The 3 Percent Dodge
2015-08-04

The Kochs Ride Again
2015-02-01



Barack Obama, American Caudillo
2014-11-24

Thank You, Jonathan Gruber
2014-11-14

Joni Ernst Is Right on Guns
2014-11-01

The Poll Tax That Wasn't
2014-10-27

A War for Show
2014-10-13



The Media's Absurd NFL Hysteria
2014-09-20

The Collapse of Obama's Foreign Policy
2014-09-07

#HashtagIdiocy
2014-06-02

The VA's Socialist Paradise
2014-05-24

The Stupid Hounding of Condi Rice
2014-04-19



The Nuisance First Amendment
2014-04-06