Category Archives: National Review

‘The Making of the American Conservative Mind: National Review and Its Times’ (2005)

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Luke Ford

Jeffrey Hart wrote this delicious book (my 2005 interview with Professor Hart): * EVERYWHERE WILLMOORE KENDALL went he carried turbulence with him. Unusual behavior. Outrages. The geometrical opposite of the decorous, diplomatic, and elegant James Burnham. At National Review there … Continue reading →

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The Right: Home of the Domesticated Intellectual

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Luke Ford

Robert Weissberg writes: These are unusual political times but especially bizarre is the treatment of Donald Trump in many of today’s “conservative” magazines. I have not read them all, but of the three I do follow—The National Review, The Weekly … Continue reading →

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Derbyshire, Hanson & National Review

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Luke Ford

John Derbyshire writes July 25, 2013: Victor Davis Hanson’s Tuesday column “Facing Facts About Race,” published at the National Review Online website, continues to draw commentary.  I passed some brief remarks myself here at VDARE.com the day it appeared. Since … Continue reading →

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National Review Advocates Committing A Crime To Stop Donald Trump

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Luke Ford

Comment: This seems like a pretty big deal to me. National Review has published an article by John Fund that urges Republican delegates to commit a misdemeanor in order to deny Donald Trump the Republican nomination: “If Donald Trump won’t … Continue reading →

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National Review, Donald Trump and Moral Bank Accounts

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Luke Ford

Dennis Prager writes Jan. 26, 2015: National Review’s special issue, “Against Trump” was courageous and important. There is no way to do good in this world without risking making enemies. That National Review was prepared to do that — among … Continue reading →

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