(June 23, 2023—revised December 21, 2023) William Rusher, a dynamic force on the American right who passed away in 2011 after decades as comrade and...
Rusher at 100: Realism for the 21st Century
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Quotes
An extensive archive of Bill Rusher’s quotes. The section is organized thematically, enabling readers to filter his thought by different themes that he discussed over the years.
“If Not Us, Who?”
If Not Us, Who? takes you on a journey into the life of William Rusher, a key player in shaping the modern conservative movement. Known for his long...
Bill’s Biography
William Rusher was an influential political strategist, commentator, and debater at the heart of the conservative movement in the second half of the...
Framing Through Terminology in Media
"The use of slanted terminology is one of the media’s oldest tricks. One recent and particularly glaring example is the dogged use of Teddy...
Invisible Power Brokers in Broadcast News
"It is unfortunate that most people’s experience of television news is confined to this small but highly visible group of on-camera performers,...
Ideological Homogeneity Among Media Elites
"There might be something to be said for protecting the political clout exercised by today’s media elite if those wielding it constituted even an...
Media as Partisan Actors
"… in recent decades the principal media in the United States, responding to liberal intellectual trends once dominant but now much less so, have...
Lessons of Watergate
"Watergate teaches us, too, the virtues of having politicians, rather than mere managers and technicians, operating the levers of ultimate power....
Politics as a Serious Profession
"Politics … is a serious business—for its regular practitioners a true profession—and experience acquired in it, in managerial as much as in...
Media’s Revolving Door
"Precise what metamorphosis do the Dotty Lynches of contemporary Washington undergo on the short trip from Senator Hart's headquarters to CBS? And...
Loss of GOP Identity
"No one can effectively lead or even work for the Republican Party today, because no one can possibly say what it stands for." Source: The Making of...
Rusher’s Razor on the GOP
"I made up my mind years ago that salvation for America, if it is to come at all, will not take place through the medium of the Republican Party....
The Bureaucracy’s Drift
"I guess it is inevitable that most posts in government will be filled by the type of seaweed that drifts in and out with the tides of politics."...
The Party’s Conservative Heart
"Conservatism should be the beating heart of the Republican Party, but the party must also reach out to incorporate people who are not necessarily...
Cyclical Nature of Politics
"Don't worry; there's a yin and a yang to politics." Source: If Not Us, Who? William Rusher, National Review, and the Conservative Movement...