On March 19, I made the short walk from Martindale Hall to Dr. Edward McLean’s quaint house on Grant Avenue. Though I had not realized the significance of that date when I arranged the interview, it was at the forefront of my mind after I had seen the New York Times and Indianapolis Star that [...]

“I do not believe that any war can be justified as a crusade…[if you do] you must admit that the Soviets have a right to crusade to impose Communism on the rest of the world…a crusade by its very nature is an aggressive act.” Who said those words? Gene McCarthy? Henry Wallace? George McGovern? If [...]

The following are recent, slightly revised postings from Prof. Webb on the conservative listserve. If you want to join it, just email Webbs@wabash.edu.
Obama Vs. McCain on Iraq
While Obama was advocating a pullout of Iraq whatever the cost, and while the New York Times just last July was endorsing an immediate pullout even at the cost [...]

by Sean Clerget ‘09
A USA Today article this past June told the sad story of a Cincinnati suburban couple, forced to alter a small part of their routine because of rising gas prices. In order to save money they had to commute into the city for work together! In one car! The article lamented that [...]

As John McCain sealed the Republican nomination for President of the United States, conservatives from nearly every part of the Republican Party were upset. Religious conservatives pointed to McCain’s “agents of intolerance” remark; supply-siders lamented McCain’s initial votes against the Bush tax cuts; paleoconservatives saw McCain as a war-monger; and immigration hawks balked at [...]

O n spring break, four staff members, Trent Hagerty, Tyler Gibson, Josh Bellis, and Brandon Stewart went to Washington D.C. to take part in an intensive three day conference.  The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) began in 1973 as a small group of conservatives. Since that time, the conference has grown into a major national [...]