The elections are now less than a month away, and rational observers are pretty well agreed that the Democrats are going to win. The big question...
The Election Outcome
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William Rusher
The William A. Rusher Centennial Project aims to produce substantive intellectual media that, rooted in Mr. Rusher’s work, pushes today’s conservative Movement to adopt a more coherent philosophy, a stronger coalition, and a more effective set of political and legal strategies.
The First Debate
As I write this column, I’m waiting impatiently for the first debate between Mitt Romney and President Obama. More than 50 million Americans were...
Will the Democrats Win?
The Democrats did what everyone knew they had to do: nominate Barack Obama by acclamation on the first ballot of their convention in Denver. But...
Russia’s Move Into Georgia
I hope my six-decades-long reputation as a redoubtable Cold Warrior will protect me from the suspicion that "Rusher has gone soft on Moscow" if I...
America’s First Black President?
Almost without realizing it, America appears to be on the verge of electing its first black president. Political observers are in general agreement...
Bush’s Last Few Months
President Bush now has fewer than six months to serve, and the question arises as to what he ought to do with this remaining time. There are...
The Solution: Nuclear Power
Among the few absolute certainties confronting the human race is the growing need for energy. As the world's population approaches 7 billion, with...
We Must Break Our Dependence on Oil
T. Boone Pickens is one of America's biggest independent oil producers, so he could be forgiven if he simply chose to sit back and pile up his...
Four Months to Go
At a time when, in previous presidential years, neither party yet knew who its nominees would be, both have already known that vital information for...
Jesse Helms, R.I.P.
Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who died last Friday at 86, was one of the true giants of conservatism during his 30 years in the U.S. Senate. Many a...
Beware the Supreme Court
It must be fun to be Justice Anthony Kennedy. You show up for a conference at the Supreme Court and almost always find that four of your colleagues...
The Democrats’ Dilemma on Iraq
The Democrats now find themselves in a thoroughly uncomfortable dilemma over Iraq. Back in the early days of the American invasion, when things were...