American History for Truthdiggers: The Reagan Revolution

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jun 22, 2019 The 40th president, though he proved to be less extreme than his campaign promises, ignited a wide transformation that resounds to this day. Dig deeper ( 33 Min. Read )

Neoconservatives Are Ascendant in Donald Trump’s America

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Jan 4, 2019 The Weekly Standard may be dead, but neocons enjoy new influence in both parties, writes Stephen Wertheim in The New York Review of Books. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Arm America? John Wayne Would Lose Real Shootouts

Allen Barra / Truthdig Mar 3, 2018 Some of the ideas to solve gun violence are right out of Hollywood—because in reality, more "good guys with guns" only increase the odds of tragedy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Media Coverage Has Created a New Crisis of Credibility

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 19, 2016 Almost 50 years after former Vice President Spiro Agnew launched a conservative campaign against the press, our journalistic institutions are being challenged for being too hard on Hillary Clinton and too timid toward the right in the 2016 election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

On Race and Pat Buchanan

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2009 Rachel Maddow sets the record straight on reverse discrimination and corrects some of the "facts" Pat Buchanan spewed on her show in a heated debate the two had on affirmative action and race. Watch this clip from last night's "Rachel Maddow Show." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blowback From Bear-Baiting

By Patrick J. Buchanan Aug 17, 2008 For reasons too numerous to fit into a short summary, Pat Buchanan isn't someone whose writings we'd routinely pick up on this site. However, in this case his essay about the Georgia-Russia conflict, er, bears repeating here, if only to illustrate how not all conservatives see the recent clash in Eastern Europe the way the Bush administration does. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

McCain and the Media: A Love Story?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2008 The McLaughlin Group takes a look at why, as John McLaughlin claims, Sen. John McCain is "emerging upward" -- at least in terms of the press' treatment of the Republican "maverick," whom one media source praised for his "zealous, unbending beliefs," even as another touted his willingness to thumb his nose at ultraconservatives and compromise when necessary. Pat Buchanan, however, is adamant that the McCain "love affair is over." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )