The conservative pundit says Biden’s “greatest legacy would be to make way for someone else in 2024.” Here is a taste of his latest Substack piece: I voted for Biden; if he’s up against Trump, I’ll do it again. Apart...
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Andrew Sullivan reacts to the death of Queen Elizabeth
It’s really interesting to hear from a conservative like Sullivan who clearly loves his home country. Sullivan’s tweet about Elizabeth’s character is particularly poignant. I am sure he will write something longer on the queen’s death, but for now here...
Andrew Sullivan on the post-liberal Right’s Putin problem
Earlier this week at Current I wrote about the conservative nationalists who love Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and (to a lesser extent to be sure) Russian president Vladimir Putin. These critics of American liberalism are in a tough spot these...
Andrew Sullivan to Al Mohler: “It is not conservative to declare absolute truths and then impose then on society”
Al Mohler, the president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and editor of World magazine’s new “Opinions” section, recently challenged the politics of New York Times columnist David Brooks in a piece titled “Sir, you are not a conservative.” In response...
Everyone is discovering the court evangelicals!
The conservative pundits are outraged at what happened at Saturday’s Jericho March! David French is worried that too many evangelicals have fallen for conspiracy theories. Rod Dreher says we would be wrong to “blow off” the influence of these evangelicals...
Andrew Sullivan is “dreaming of a landslide”
“I know I’m tempting fate,” writes Sullivan, “but a landslide is what this country so desperately needs.” Here is a taste of the conservative writer’s recent post at his SubStack site: I know it’s tempting fate to mention the idea, […]
Where nonconformists go to write
A recent column by David Brooks discusses public intellectuals who cannot seem to find an ideological home. Many of them, including Andrew Sullivan (on the Right) and Matt Taibbi (on the Left) have found a place to write at SubStack. Here...
Alan Jacobs on the return of Andrew Sullivan’s blog The Dish
Baylor University’s Alan Jacobs raises some good points about Andrew Sullivan’s return to blogging (if you can all it that). Here is a taste of his post at Snakes and Ladders: I’m really glad to learn that The Dish is returning —...
Andrew Sullivan is bringing back “The Dish” in a weekly format
We covered Andrew Sullivan’s departure from New York Magazine here. In his final column at the magazine, Sullivan announced that he will be returning to independent writing through a new version of his popular blog The Dish. Here is Sullivan on why...
Andrew Sullivan is out at *New York Magazine*
Andrew Sullivan, one of the greatest bloggers to ever live, will no longer be writing his regular column at New York Magazine. Here is CNN: Columnist and blogger Andrew Sullivan is leaving New York magazine, his professional home since 2016,...
This is a “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” moment
Above is a picture of some of the men protesting at the Michigan state Capitol in Lansing. Yes, you do see machine guns. Michigan mayor Gretchen Whitmer will not open the state to business yet and continues to stand behind...
Is the *Christianity Today* Editorial a Joseph Welch Moment?
A good friend recently suggested that Mark Galli’s editorial may be an evangelical “Joseph Welch” moment in the Trump presidency. Joseph Welch was the lawyer for the U.S. Army during the McCarthy hearings. Get some more context here. Now watch:...
Is There Such a Thing as an Ordinary Impeachment?
Andrew Sullivan’s recent piece at New York Magazine is titled “This is No Ordinary Impeachment.” I actually like the piece, but I wonder if there was ever an “ordinary” impeachment in American history. After all, it has only happened twice (almost...
Andrew Sullivan: Can Any Democrat Win?
Writer Andrew Sullivan is not optimistic. Here is a taste of his recent post at New York Magazine: Joe Biden’s strength in the polls remains impressive, but his candidacy is crippled. In the last debate, he was easily the worst...
Conservatives, Reactionaries, Liberals and the Left
Andrew Sullivan‘s recent piece at New York Magazine is helpful and worth your time. Here is a taste: But there is a place where conservatives and reactionaries find common cause — and that is when the change occurring is drastic,...
Trump is Holding Us Hostage
Check out Andrew Sullivan recent post at Daily Intelligencer: Sometimes I think it’s useful to think of this presidency as a hostage-taking situation. We have a president holding liberal democracy hostage, empowered by a cult following. The goal is to get...
Andrew Sullivan, Ralph Reed, Amy Holmes, and Michael Gerson Talk Politics, Religion, and Trump
Sullivan pulls no punches. Ralph Reed sounds more like a politician than a Christian. https://player.pbs.org/viralplayer/3013175649/ ...
Is the United States a Tribal Society?
Yes, says Andrew Sullivan. And it is destroying our democracy. Here is a taste of his recent piece at New York Magazine: One of the great attractions of tribalism is that you don’t actually have to think very much. All you need...
Andrew Sullivan Pulls No Punches: “The Pope and the Pagan”
Andrew Sullivan has been one of the leading anti-Trump voices among the American punditry.  His recent piece at New York Magazine, “The Pope and the Pagan,” is scathing. Here is a taste: The contrast between a grim-faced pope and the grinning...
Andrew Sullivan Tries to Explain Stephen Miller
You may recall Stephen Miller from last Sunday morning when he appeared on all the news shows.  He is apparently one of Trump’s closest advisers.  We wrote about this here. Over at New York Magazine writer Andrew Sullivan tries to explain this...