I began writing these columns 36 years ago and have come to the conclusion that it's time to bring them to a close. It's certainly not a problem of...
The Final Column
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Columns
An extensive archive of Bill Rusher’s syndicated columns. Each column reflects his timely analyses, political wit, and commitment to conservative advocacy across decades of American history. The section is organized chronologically or thematically, enabling readers to trace the evolution of his thought and his engagement with the leading issues of his era.
The Kennedys
Politics tends to run in families. Once the patriarch has established himself as a political power, his friends will often form themselves into a...
Rendition Issue is Resolved, For Now
There has been a good deal of controversy over renditions -- moving captured terrorists to countries where they might be tortured. Human-rights...
Those First Hundred Days
When one president succeeds another (whether they come from the same party or different parties), they traditionally get together, in or about...
Those Senate Vacancies
Just recently, there were no fewer than three vacancies in the U.S. Senate -- New York, Illinois and Minnesota -- which is a lot. Sen. Barack Obama...
Let’s Go for Wind Power
I am beginning to think T. Boone Pickens was exactly right last year when he told the Senate's Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee...
The Republicans Look Ahead
It seems as likely as anything in politics can be that the Democratic candidate for president in 2012 will be President Obama, seeking re-election...
Assignment for the Republicans
America is now entering upon an era of government by the Democratic Party. Barack Obama will be our president for at least the next four years,...
Caroline Kennedy for senator?
President-elect Obama's designation of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., as his intended secretary of state creates a vacancy in her Senate seat, which...
To Bail Out or Not
In pure capitalist economic theory, there is no mystery about how we should deal with the crisis in the auto industry. If the companies can't make...
Obama Stiffs the Left
The American left had every reason to think that, in Barack Obama, it had finally succeeded in putting one of its devout disciples in the Oval...
The Limits of Presidential Power
Whenever a new president is inaugurated, there is always a tremendous amount of speculation over what he (or she) is going to "do." And there's no...