Posted on May 26th, 2009 by Daniel McCarthy
This week the TAC website features a retrospective of some of the most penetrating profiles from our archives: R. J. Stove on Evelyn Waugh, Pat Buchanan interviewing Ralph Nader, Tom Woods on the follies of Woodrow Wilson, Bill Kauffman on Gore Vidal, and many more, including several pieces that have never before been available on-line. [...]
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Posted on May 14th, 2009 by Daniel McCarthy
The current (May 18) issue of the magazine contains an important announcement that bears repeating for on-line readers: The American Conservative, endangered though it has been by the economic collapse, will survive. An outpouring of support from readers (and authors) heartened us to continue; that boost, plus some restructuring and an ambitious plan for fundraising, [...]
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Posted on May 13th, 2009 by Daniel McCarthy
I’m pleased to announce that John Schwenkler’s blog “Upturned Earth” (which also features regular contributions from J.L. Wall) has joined The American Conservative’s on-line offerings. You can find a feed for the blog on our main page, and you’ll notice that we’ve moved the “blogs” button on our main toolbar a little further to the [...]
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Posted on May 4th, 2009 by Daniel McCarthy
The summer internship season is upon us, and The American Conservative is in the market. We’re looking for a young person whose commitment to the cause of peace and traditional conservatism is great enough that he or she will work long hours for little pay. Duties include administrative work (answering phones, correspondence, etc.) and [...]
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Posted on March 17th, 2009 by Daniel McCarthy
TAC’s front page has had a redesign — check it out.
There may yet be a few gremlins in the system, and we’ll be tweaking things a bit over the next couple of weeks. The big change, other than the look of the page, is that from here on out there’ll be a new article spotlighted [...]
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Posted on March 11th, 2009 by Clark Stooksbury
Harvard Man, Ross Douthat is the latest hire for The New York Times. Naturally his biggest fan, Robert Stacy McCain is celebrating:
(Gritted teeth.) Congratulation, Ross! We’re all so excited for you!
Now excuse me while I go swallow a bottle of sleeping pills, wash it down with a quart of Chlorox, slash my wrists, get in [...]
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Posted on March 3rd, 2009 by Clark Stooksbury
Via Daniel, I discovered the new site, Front Porch Republic. It features the contributions of Bill Kauffman, a former “all-star Little League shortstop for the Lions Club Cubs” and other great contributors.
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Posted on December 24th, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
From everyone at TAC.
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Posted on November 12th, 2008 by Daniel McCarthy
We’ve just added a few more articles — from Jim Antle, Michael Brendan Dougherty, and Paul Gottfried — to the main page. And here, for your delectation, is a larger image of the current issue’s cover, itemizing some of our 43rd president’s signal achievements:
You can read the full issue online now, and get unrestricted access [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2008 by Clark Stooksbury
It occurred to me that I should make my endorsement before it’s too late. I support Mike Nelson. Don’t get me wrong, I think that Joel Hodgson is great, and he certainly deserves credit for being the creator. But Nelson had a certain goofy everyman quality that fit Mystery Science Theater 3000 perfectly. I defy [...]
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