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Rules for Radical Patriots
Andrew Kloster outlines 28 ‘rules’ for all young patriots to live by.
How the U.S. Lost Chip Dominance and How It Can Be Regained
The U.S. was once a manufacturing leader in semiconductors. That’s no longer the case. How did it come to this?
The Working-Class Welfare Trap: How Policy Penalizes Marriage
Wilcox and Randolph explore how current welfare policy creates a “marriage penalty” for the working class.
So How About Those Family Values (feat. Terry Schilling) | Moment of Truth Ep. 5
In today’s episode, Saurabh, Nick, and esteemed guest Terry Schilling discuss getting married young, having kids, pro-family federal policies, and how pornography is destroying sex and marriage.
True ‘Compassion’ Requires Secure Borders and Stopping Illegal Immigration
Despite the enormous challenges facing America’s working class, those same masters of the universe and the politicians they fund are still looking for the same thing: cheap foreign labor, writes American Moment Board of Advisors Member JD Vance.
Recover the Moral Imperative of Law and Order
Conservatives should lead the way in moving the pendulum back toward the rule of law, writes American Moment Board of Advisors Member Josh Hammer in City Journal.
Media | AM President Saurabh Sharma on Fox News, 3-16-21
American Moment President Saurabh Sharma joins Fox News’ John Roberts to discuss Columbia University’s asinine decision to segregate graduations.
Land, Water, Air, Body. Conserving What Matters (feat. Micah Meadowcroft) | Moment of Truth Ep. 4
In today’s episode, Saurabh, Nick, and esteemed guest Micah Meadowcroft discuss Micah’s career working at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Trump, the history of “conservative environmentalism” notably under Teddy Roosevelt, and the future of the right.
Single Mothers’ Attitudes About Work and Motherhood
Gina, a single mother of three in southwestern Ohio, recently told me that being a mom saved her from despair and addiction. “It’s my life.
Immigration Has Winners and Losers
It’s way more complicated than left versus right, writes Michael Lind.
We Must Found Institutions, Not Just Preserve Them: A Conservatism of Creation
Conservatives are generally good at conserving, and we are particularly aware of the continuities across the human condition. But given today’s conditions, when so much has changed so recently and so many social problems bedevil us, we need to get great at creating new institutions.
The Future of China’s Semiconductor Industry
“For the foreseeable future, the semiconductor industry will remain a critical sector, a high stakes geopolitical issue, and a source of tension between Beijing, Washington, and Taipei.”
The Lady Who Pissed Off Mitch McConnell (feat. Rachel Bovard) | Moment of Truth Ep. 3
In today’s episode, Saurabh, Nick, and esteemed guest Rachel Bovard discuss the U.S. Congress, Senate Procedure, Mitch McConnell’s legacy, and the future of the right.
New York Values Come To Town | Ryan Girdusky on Immigration | Moment of Truth Ep. 2
In today’s episode, Saurabh, Nick, and guest Ryan James Girdusky discuss Trump, immigration, populism, and the future of the right.
Look Back For The Future Of Conservative Environmentalism
Micah Meadowcroft charts the long history of environmentalism on the right from the Ash memo to Trump’s EPA
They’re Not Listening: How The Elites Created the National Populist Revolution
They’re Not Listening serves as a fantastic primer on the issues that young patriots should care about—immigration, foreign policy restraint, media bias, economic inequality, and more. Chapters 4 and 5 of offer a thorough summary of both the illegal and legal immigration issues facing America today. Written by American Moment Board of Advisor Member Ryan Girdusky.
When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment
Ryan T. Anderson argues that we must do more politically to protect human flourishing and the authentic common good.
Moment of Truth x The Realignment (feat. Gamestonk) | Moment of Truth Ep. 1
Enjoy this episode on YouTube, iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Acast, and iHeart Radio. Spotify link coming shortly. American Moment is excited to announce the launch of
The Biden Threat to Law Enforcement
Police departments should go on the offensive now against the race-based assault that a prospective Democratic Justice Department would bring.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Warning Against The “Military Industrial Complex”
President Eisenhower’s dire last-minute warning against what he called ‘The Military-Industrial Complex’ still resonates today after decades of foreign adventurism and military budget bloating that has left unelected bureaucrats and career government officials with outsized power.
Where Are the Socially Conservative Women in This Fight?
The American family needs defending and right now men are leading the charge, says Helen Andrews.
Time For GOP To Focus On The Family
John A. Burtka IV of The American Conservative makes the case that conservatives should prioritize social cohesion over globalization.
Toward a New Jurisprudential Consensus: Common Good Originalism
Common good originalism is the best constitutional complement to a politics of a conservative restoration. It is ordered toward a profoundly and distinctly conservative politics that elevates the concerns of nation, community, and family over the one-way push toward ever-greater economic, sexual, and cultural liberationism.
Talking with Roger Kimball About Beaty, Aesthetics, & National Vitality
What does a civilization’s idea of beauty say about it’s health? When did the project to destroy beauty & promote ugliness begin and why? We had a wide ranging discussion of Christian and Classical beauty, art, architecture, and ideal human forms.
The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam
Douglas Murray examines the migration crisis in Europe, and how to move forward. Recommended by AM Chief Operations Officer Nick Solheim.
Melting Pot or Civil War?: A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders
For too long, liberals have suggested that only cruel, racist, or nativist bigots would want to restrict immigration. Now, Reihan Salam, the son of Bangladeshi immigrants, turns this argument on its head. Recommended by American Moment President Saurabh Sharma and Board of Advisors Member JD Vance.
Unmaking The Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art reopened to the public in late August. Those of us who lined up outside early shared a special sense of relief at its return.
The ‘Diversification’ of Britain
In this prescient 2004 piece, David Goodhart asked the question: “Is Britain becoming too diverse to sustain the mutual obligations behind a good society and the welfare state?”
Understanding Economic Nationalism
The free market of Goldman Sachs is not the free market of the lemonade stand.
The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties
Christopher Caldwell makes the historical case that the reforms of the 1960s, reforms intended to make the nation more just and humane, left many Americans feeling alienated, despised, misled—and ready to put an adventurer in the White House.
The Progressive Prosecutor Project
How and why the nation’s crime busters are becoming criminal enablers.
America, Cowering: What Civil Rights Law Has Become
By mid-June, Black Lives Matter posters hung in every smashable storefront window on Connecticut Avenue between Dupont Circle and Lafayette Square, the public park in
Welcome to the Pink Police State
Americans are giving up political liberty in the name of health and safety, and in exchange for more interpersonal freedom.
Common Good Originalism
Hammer argues, contra Vermeule, that originalism need not be abandoned for conservatives to pursue the common good in the courts. Hammer argues that Vermeule’s proposal goes too far and instead a Hamiltonian understanding of the constitution would suffice.
The Story of Art
E. H. Gombrich’s seminal work, The Story of Art, is a survey of Western art from prehistoric times to the modern era. Published in 1950, it has often been regarded as one of the best introductions to art history for the general reader—and includes hundreds of high-quality images for your enjoyment.
The Virtue of Nationalism
In the Virtue of Nationalism, Yoram Hazony looks at the clash between the nation-state and empires and shows how nationalism and local particularity are the best foundations for the state.
From Bauhaus to Our House
After critiquing—and infuriating—the art world with The Painted Word, award-winning author Tom Wolfe shared his less than favorable thoughts about modern architecture in From Bauhaus to Our Haus.
Trumpism, Nationalism, and Conservatism
Trumpism has an essence, and that essence is nationalism. It is the American version of the revival of the spirit of nationhood in the rich democracies of the North Atlantic. It is bigger than President Trump’s personality and program, and is certain to outlast the drama and fate of his tenure in office.
The Next American Nation: The New Nationalism and the Fourth American Revolution
In his first book, Lind explores the three American “nations” in our history. He shows how the United States has slowly evolved to accept more and more people as Americans. Lind calls for a new and cohesive liberal nationalism to replace the fractured multicultural America.
The Painted Word
Tom Wolfe’s The Painted Word is a fantastic and quick critique of modern art. Published in 1975, Wolfe skewers artists for what he sees as a transition away from a visual experience toward art that promotes vague theories or politicized concepts.
Why I Became a Conservative
Roger Scruton writes on his personal journey to conservatism. He talks about the impact of the French student protests on his thinking and how being a conservative was a lonely place to be in the university.
James Burnham’s Managerial Elite
Krein explores the thought of James Burnham and its development throughout his life. Of particular importance are Burnham’s theory of the managerial revolution and its further development in his later works.
What Is Conservatism?
Hazony and Haivry trace the roots of English conservatism before Burke. They highlight forgotten thinkers such as Selden and Fortescue and show their impact on Anglo-American conservatism.
The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite
Michael Lind presents a solution to remedy our decaying institutions and the breakdown of class compromises that have hurt the working class and the social fabric of this country. Recommended by Board of Advisors Member Saagar Enjeti.
The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot
The Conservative Mind explores the development of conservative thought from Edmund Burke to T.S. Eliot. Published shortly after World War II, Kirk’s magnum opus had a major influence on post-war conservatism and contributed to a renewed interest in Burke’s thinking.
The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy
In a fantastically prescient book, Christopher Lasch’s 1995 thesis on the threats posed by America’s professional and managerial class rings true today, as does his appeal that we return to the virtues of community, responsibility, and religion.
Too Few Of The President’s Men
Rachel Bovard expertly lays out why “Personnel is Policy” is not just an old adage, but a law of politics which, if ignored, will cripple administrations present and future.
The Managerial Revolution: What Is Happening in the World
Written during the opening phase of World War II, James Burnham proposed the theory of managerialism, which argues that “managers” are the main decision-makers in the modern economy. This theory influenced J.K. Galbraith’s thinking on managerial capitalism and has experienced a recent renaissance in the writings of Professor Michael Lind and American Affairs’ Julius Krein, among others.
