Daniel McCarthy
Writer and editor at large of The American Conservative.
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Presidents and Other Fictions - Intercollegiate Studies Institute: Think. Live Free.
Intercollegiate Studies Institute: Think. Live Free. 132d 5 tweets
We asked some of our favorite writers to select their ideal presidential candidate—from fiction or history. The results will definitely surprise.
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Daniel McCarthy What one character from all of fiction would you pick as president? asked , , , , , , , , , , and more 132d
Donald Trump’s Path to Victory Is Clear
The National Interest 138d 3 tweets
President Trump is not beaten. The variables in play in this election leave plenty of potential for him to win. He’s campaigning vigorously, and in pushing ahead with the Barrett confirmation he’s shifted the political landscape to his advantage—by...
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Daniel McCarthy Trump is used to being an underdog: here’s his road to victory 138d
Questioning the Liberal Lessons of World War II - Law & Liberty
Law & Liberty 189d 3 tweets
It's worth remembering that during and immediately following World War II the United States and its allies were far less liberal than they are today.
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Daniel McCarthy World War II’s lessons have been distorted in the service liberal imperialism at home and abroad, I argue in 189d
This riot is brought to you by Nike | Spectator USA
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Take Nike. You might think the sneaker company would be upset about having its stores ransacked. But think again: that looter is a walking advertisement
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Daniel McCarthy ”Why don’t the antifa kids who are mighty bold with the police go and toss bricks at the gangbangers in Chicago? Because unlike the police, the gangs will shoot them dead. The rioters setting America ablaze... know they face no danger from the police.” 274d
The Great Stagnation—or Decline and Fall? - Intercollegiate Studies Institute: Think. Live Free.
Intercollegiate Studies Institute: Think. Live Free. 275d 2 tweets
Decline or stagnation? What's the word for what our country, our culture, our civilization is undergoing? Ross Douthat’s new book parses the vocabulary of decadence.
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Daniel McCarthy America’s great stagnation is looking more like a decline and fall. contends with ‘s study of American decadence: (at ) 275d
Modern Age - ISI Books
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<p><span>Founded in 1957 by the great writer and thinker Russell Kirk, </span><em>Modern Age </em><span>is </span><em>the </em><span>forum for stimulating debate and discussion of the most important ideas of concern to conservatives of
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Daniel McCarthy Hot off the press! Subscribe now for just $18 for a year: New issue features , , , , , and many more of the brightest thinkers on the right—it’s the kind of reading to luxuriate in with print. 307d
Winners and Losers of the Democratic Debate
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Our columnists and contributors give their rankings.
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Daniel McCarthy Elizabeth Warren is the Democrats’ Ted Cruz, and other thoughts on the Democratic debate here 371d
Good riddance to Yang — and Biden | Spectator USA
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Now that ‘entrepreneur’ Andrew Yang has ended his presidential campaign, can we all admit what a sad commentary on the millennial generation it was?
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Daniel McCarthy “demographics are changing, but American ideologies are changing faster, and the youth are not multi-hued neoliberals, a rainbow in which every color is really a Clinton....The young Sanders supporter is never going to be a Buttigieg or Klobuchar voter,” 385d
Good riddance to Yang – and Biden | Spectator USA
Spectator USA 385d 1 tweets
Now that “entrepreneur” Andrew Yang has ended his presidential campaign, can we all admit what a sad commentary on the…
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Daniel McCarthy Yang’s quackery has reached its expiration date—and Joe Biden is long past his own, I argue in tonight 385d
Possessed by the Past - Intercollegiate Studies Institute: Think. Live Free.
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From Slave Play and Heroes of the Fourth Turning onstage to The Lighthouse in cinemas, history haunts American drama today.
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Daniel McCarthy “Possessed by the Past”— Noah Millman reviews ‘s “Slave Play” and ‘s “Heroes of the Fourth Turning,” along with the Academy Award-nominated film “The Lighthouse,” 386d
Bloggingheads.tv
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Daniel McCarthy I join on this week for a discussion of Trump’s support, impeachment, and many related questions 405d
Economic Nationalism as Political Realism - Law & Liberty
Law & Liberty 406d 3 tweets
Daniel McCarthy responds to Samuel Gregg on economic nationalism.
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Daniel McCarthy Is economic nationalism a betrayal of “market liberalism”—or an acknowledgment of economic (and political) reality? I consider the case in today 406d
Republican Carnage - Intercollegiate Studies Institute: Think. Live Free.
Intercollegiate Studies Institute: Think. Live Free. 457d 1 tweets
Is the cost of unleashing Donald Trump on the enemies of forgotten Americans proving too high for the GOP?
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Daniel McCarthy Fred Barnes picks the best political book of the year—even the decade—and it’s ‘s American Carnage, 457d
The Democrats don’t want to remove Trump | Spectator USA
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Voters didn’t reward Republicans in 1998 for their drive to impeach Clinton, and voters today may deliver an even bigger surprise
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Daniel McCarthy My story today touches on how the right responded to Nixon’s downfall. Figures like Goldwater actually lost esteem among the base, though for complicated reasons 488d
The Invisible Backhand
Daniel McCarthy - The American Mind 520d 2 tweets
Life under liberalism is servile, though there is no slavery.
Can Conservatism Channel The Nationalist Zeitgeist?
The Federalist 590d 1 tweets
Unless there’s a bench being formed that formulates policy and acts as a brains trust, the new national conservatism will be short-lived.
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Daniel McCarthy “[A]n elite class cannot rule a population that wants something radically different... The market is good as long as it is free. The market is, however, not free; it increasingly seems like living in an oligarchy.” Good article, 590d
Lincoln Chafee: The party of peace: Why I joined the Libertarian Party - The Boston Globe
BostonGlobe.com 593d 4 tweets
The party is willing to fight against irresponsible American global behavior and against the inexorable march to more senseless wars.
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Daniel McCarthy Warning to & from , “What I learned is that the Democratic Party machine is pro-war. By joining with the pro-war mainstream media, they corrupted the process to ensure a war hawk of their liking was nominated” 593d
Ross Perot was the populist who betrayed populism | Spectator USA
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Ross Perot was a self-made billionaire, a brilliant if eccentric businessman who could have been an equally significant figure in politics
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Daniel McCarthy Ross Perot proved that Republicans need populism—but by feuding with Pat Buchanan he derailed populism for 20 years. (at ) 603d
The Democrats are too fake for 2020  | Spectator USA
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The fake ideology of the Democrats today, unfit for the realities of American life, is technocratic and politically correct
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Daniel McCarthy Republicans were prisoners of Fake Reaganism for over 20 years. Last night’s debates show that Democrats have turned into unrealistic ideological drones as well 614d
A World of Difference
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In the free world of the future, many people are uneasy about the government's psychological power to control, even benevolently, its cit...
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Daniel McCarthy Sci-fi, thank you very much, spellcheck. Specifically 645d