In the May 4 New York Times, columnist Frank Rich asserts that "Anyone who does the math knows that America is on track to become a white-minority...
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.
What’s ‘Out of Context’?
Whenever a political figure lets fly with some remark that bounces badly, he or she is likely to protest that it was taken "out of context." The...
The McCain surge
The remarkable performance of John McCain in the past few months has rightly garnered a lot of attention. Time was, not so long ago, when he was...
Bet on the Homeschoolers
The California Court of Appeals judge who ruled recently that parents "do not have a constitutional right to home-school their children" probably...
Charlton Heston, R.I.P.
I didn't want the day to go by without mentioning the passing of a great man. Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of Charlton...
The Wright Stuff
If the Rev. Jeremiah Wright will just keep talking, talking, talking on television and in the pulpit, before the National Press Club and who knows...
An Important Election in Taiwan
Following its lopsided victory in the legislative elections of Jan. 12, Taiwan's Nationalist Party (or Kuomintang) has nailed down control of that...
What Will Happen in the Next Eight Months?
When the state legislatures decided to push the presidential nominating process into the early months of 2008, one wonders what they expected....
Telling the Great Story
Modern political history offers no more astonishing story than the account of how the American conservative movement emerged, seemingly out of...
Global Warming Doubters Strike Back
Every few years, some group of scientists, egged on by the media, is persuaded to warn mankind of some new danger facing the human race. This...
We All Want ‘Change’
The deep thinkers have now done their work, and are back with the result: What American voters want, in this year of our Lord 2008, is "change."...
The McCain Candidacy
Let me begin by acknowledging that I was one of the many who thought that Mitt Romney, rather than John McCain, would be the Republican presidential...