Daniel McCarthy

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  • Jul 3, 2026
    Being in Britain around the Fourth of July is always an odd experience for an American. It was especially awkward to be at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship in London a week...
  • Jun 18, 2026
    The Hungarian intellectual Ferenc Hörcher recently lamented that conservatism suffers from a dearth of serious theorists. This is not, it must be admitted, a new problem, if it...
  • May 26, 2026
    George Washington’s Farewell Address is, in effect, the culmination and fulfillment of the Declaration of Independence. Washington had been commander in chief of the...
  • Feb 9, 2026
    “Melania” is a study in what Ernest Hemingway called “grace under pressure.” Hemingway knew a thing or two about the subject — he had to write...
  • Jan 21, 2026
    California Democrats should listen to The Rolling Stones. The band famously fled England in the 1970s, heading into tax exile in the south of France. Mick Jagger and his mates...
  • Jan 5, 2026
    David Bowie’s had a vigorous afterlife since dying in New York 10 years ago. He conquered Billboard’s album chart for the first time in his career with the dark jazzy...