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The National Review

Filibustering A D.C. Circuit Court Judicial Nominee

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.08.2011 | DC
Read More: Chuck Schumer, John McCain, District of Columbia, Slate, The National Review, The New York Times, Olympia Snowe, Antonin Scalia, Filibuster, Lindsey Graham, Gang of 14, Dahlia Lithwick, D.C. Circuit Court, Susan Collins, Video, Mike deWine, Obama Judicial Nominees, Caitln Halligan, Ed Whelan, DC News

WASHINGTON -- This week's Republican filibustering of judicial nominee Caitlin Halligan brought to light a whole bunch of ironies. In Slate, Dahlia...

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Creeping Socialism at The National Review

Harvey J. Kaye | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Education, Socialism, Conservatives, The National Review, William F Buckley, American Conservatism, payscale.com, Ivy Chase, Socialism Is Back, Tea Party, Kevin Williamson, Media News
Harvey J. Kaye

I don't like to psychologize. But from what I can tell, the magazine's new ambivalence is nothing less than what conservatives in the 1950s referred to as "creeping socialism."

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Today's "Conservative Journalism" -- What Would Bill Buckley Think?

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Bill Buckley, Andrew Breitbart, James O'keefe, The National Review, Media News
Eric Boehlert

Would Buckley even recognize "conservative journalism" today, where pundits rush to broadcast their childish Obama taunts and sloppy P.T. Barnums like Andrew Breitbart encourage a new generation of "journalists" to skirt the law?

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Silence is Golden, Unless You're Chris Matthews

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Mike Wallace, Firing Line, Hardball With Chris Matthews, TV News, William F. Buckley Jr., The National Review, Harry Reid, 60 Minutes, Chris Matthews, Msnbc, Media News
Tom Alderman

If you're a political talker, there is one media venue where you will never hear the sound of silence -- MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews.

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Jay "Tea Party" Nordlinger Misses My Point

Chris Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Jay Nordlinger, Tea Baggers, Tea Parties, Tea Partiers, The National Review, Politics News
Chris Kelly

My intention was not to suggest anything about Jay Nordlinger's sex life or bathroom habits. I've never even met the guy. My point had nothing to do with his sexuality. My point was that he can't write.

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The Right Stuff: What Makes a Movie "Conservative?"

Chez Pazienza | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Rich Lowry, Movies, The National Review, Entertainment News
Chez Pazienza

Now that I've perused the National Review's conservative movie choices a few times, I can't help but feel like there are quite a few movies that the magazine neglected to mention.

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Four Cheers for Christopher Buckley, Son of William F.

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Christopher Buckley, William Buckley, George Will, Chris Matthews, David Brooks, The National Review, Media News
Thomas de Zengotita

Respect for intelligence and character has always been the best thing about authentic conservatism. Christopher is just being true to his values.

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