Memorable Speech: An Interview with David Yezzi

May 9, 2008 | Bernard Chapin

David Yezzi on poetry and his latest collection, Azores.

White Guilt?

April 29, 2008 | Bernard Chapin

If we could only evolve to the point in which a large plurality of Caucasians ceased in depicting their peers as racists — which then wrongly convinces millions of “people of color” that their worst fears may be true — then we probably would all get along.

Liberal Fascism

April 10, 2008 | Bernard Chapin

Should fascism come it will arrive with a happy face and a smile, as our Nanny Staters will trample any person or family who gets in the way of their keeping us all safe. A review of Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning.

Barack’s Trustafarians

March 12, 2008 | Bernard Chapin

Let’s let young Americans skip out on rocking the vote this year so they can get back to what they do best: drinking heavily, hooking up, blogging their social lives on myspace.com, and sleeping in.

The Science of Female Supremacy: An Interview with Steve Moxon

March 6, 2008 | Bernard Chapin

Steve Moxon on sex differences, the male dominance hierarchy, feminism, the pay gap, and his new book The Woman Racket.

Anxious Days Indeed: An Interview with Patricia Pearson

February 29, 2008 | Bernard Chapin

In tearing down all of our customs and traditional institutions in favor of more freedom, we are actually making ourselves less resilient, and our rates of anxiety and depression are soaring. An interview with the author of A Brief History of Anxiety [Yours and Mine].

Single Young Males: A Defense

February 5, 2008 | Bernard Chapin

In my view, neither hedonism nor slavery are acceptable lifestyle choices, but certainly the former is preferable to the latter. A response to Kay Hymowitz.

Tiger Woods and PC

January 28, 2008 | Bernard Chapin

Normal people don’t fathom the ubiquitous evil of political correctness until their own tongues get sliced off by the teeth of its adversarial chainsaw.

Marriage for Mollusks

January 9, 2008 | Bernard Chapin

Terry Real tells men, "You can be right or you can be married; what’s more important to you?"  A review of The New Rules of Marriage.

A Conservative Republican? An Interview with Kieran Michael Lalor

December 27, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

Kieran Michael Lalor is an Iraq war veteran running for Congress in New York's 19th Congressional District.  Here are his thoughts on the 2008 elections, illegal immigration, the Libertarian Party, and the legacy of George W. Bush.

“I Survived the Revolution:” An Interview with Humberto Fontova

December 14, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

Humberto Fontova on the Cuban Revolution, post-Castro Cuba, and the coolness of Che Guevara.

Ann Coulter: The Phenomenon

December 3, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

Ann Coulter may be the most important conservative in America. A review of If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans.

JFK and the Punitive Liberals

November 29, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

Since the assassination of John F. Kennedy, many leftists have adopted the view that America — by virtue of its historical crimes — is a land and country in need of punishment. A review of James Piereson's Camelot and the Cultural Revolution: How the Assassination of John F. Kennedy Shattered American Liberalism.

What’s Not Great About Christianity?

November 21, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

Dinesh D'Souza argues that reason, science, and history — the intellectual tools acclaimed by atheists — support the existence of God along with the greatness of Christianity. A review of What’s So Great About Christianity.

Maureen Dowd, Sexist?

November 16, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

The notion that men are shallow, irrational protoplasm is too enticing a precept to forsake.

US Misandry

October 23, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

In his new book, Charlie LeDuff purports to outline the pathological nature of males. A review of US Guys.

Katie Couric: Profile of Female Privilege

October 1, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

According to Edward Klein, the real Katie Couric is aggressive, dominant, manipulative, charming, calculating, obsessed with money, vindictive, egotistical, narcissistic, and fiercely competitive. A review of Katie: The Real Story.

Sabotage! An Interview with Rowan Scarborough

September 24, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

Rowan Scarborough on the politicization of the CIA.

Teamster for President! An Interview with John Bootie

September 10, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

Meet John Bootie, self-described “Ultra Conservative Reaganite.”

Art, Booze, and Women: An Interview with Roman Genn

August 15, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

Roman Genn on being a cartoonist, creating art, and the former Soviet Union.

Dinesh D’Souza, Heretic?

August 10, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

Dinesh D’Souza on why they hate us, The Enemy at Home, and the culture war.

John Edwards, Metrosexual

July 27, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

John Edwards has normalized the distasteful habit of men obsessing over their grooming and appearance.

Poetry Amidst the Kultursmog: An Interview with David Yezzi

July 25, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

David Yezzi on his favorite poets, Tupac Shakur, and the nature of poetry.

Perez Hilton Fans Unite

July 17, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

The bottom line is that Mr. Hilton’s acerbic treatment of celebrities is exactly what those vapid and intellectually impoverished bonobos deserve.

Mark Steyn II: Cultural Boogaloo

June 20, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

Mark Steyn on humor, theater, the process of writing, and the Montreal massacre.

A Brief Tour of Schmuckdom

June 13, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

With the help of co-author Raoul Felder, Jackie Mason has put together a mostly lighthearted series of vignettes illustrating the schmuckery of 62 persons who have done much to advance the cause of human misery. A review of Schmucks!

Lott Lives! An Interview with Jeremy Lott

June 4, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

Jeremy Lott on virtue, hypocrisy, the culture wars, and his latest book, On Hypocrisy.

Known Quantity: An Interview with John Derbyshire

May 21, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

John Derbyshire on many things, including “Woman’s Town” in China where women will rule and men obey. Its motto is to be “Women never make mistakes and men can never refuse woman’s requests.”

Hillary Clinton, a Trojan Horse?

| Bernard Chapin

The Extreme Makeover illustrates Hillary’s unfamiliarity with the virtue of responsibility, and that she is every bit as prolific and stunning a liar as her husband. The junior senator’s personality revolves around a lust for power, a need to control others, and rampant insecurity. Anger and irritability are natural attributes, and but only her […]

Don Imus Gets Oprahcized

April 23, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

America’s true sickness isn’t racism; it’s the evil therapism society tries to interpose upon our relations with others.

The Ann Coulter Bulwark Against Totalitarian PC

March 6, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

More fearless commentators like Ann Coulter — on both the Right and the Left — are precisely what this country needs.

Of Rights and Character Assassination: A Review of Indoctrination U.

February 20, 2007 | Bernard Chapin

In Indoctrination U, David Horowitz chronicles his speaking tour in support of the Academic Bill of Rights, which prompted protests, pies, and other displays of leftist tolerance.

Realpolitik: An Interview with John O’Sullivan

December 29, 2006 | Bernard Chapin

John O’Sullivan on Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Pope John Paul II, the war in Iraq, and his latest book.

The Evolution of the Feminist

December 20, 2006 | Bernard Chapin

In her new book The Female Thing, Laura Kipnis argues that it is their own “inner woman,” as opposed to men or a global conspiracy, that acts as the biggest barrier to women realizing the progressive utopia they deserve.

Women and Aggression: An Interview with Patricia Pearson

December 8, 2006 | Bernard Chapin

Patricia Pearson on chivalry justice, female violence, and Camille Paglia.

The Constant Conservative: An Interview with James Antle

November 30, 2006 | Bernard Chapin

Jim Antle on internet journalism, his personal writing schedule, The American Conservative, and Hillary Clinton in 2008.

Dear Gay Studies Professor

November 22, 2006 | Bernard Chapin

Bernard Chapin takes on Professor W.C. Harris, author of "In My Day It Used to Be Called a Limp Wrist: Flip-Floppers, Nelly Boys, and Homophobic Rhetoric in the 2004 US Presidential Campaign."

Why Can’t We Save Our Own Country?

November 17, 2006 | Bernard Chapin

Most of Patrick J. Buchanan's insights in his new book are obvious, which is rather appalling in light of how irresponsibly they are ignored by our rulers. A review of his new book, State of Emergency.

The Ideal Feminist: An Interview with Carrie Lukas

October 23, 2006 | Bernard Chapin

Carrie Lukas on political correctness, equity feminists, divorcing Uncle Sam, and her new book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Women, Sex and Feminism.

George Romances the Nanny State: An Interview with Bruce Bartlett

October 18, 2006 | Bernard Chapin

Bruce Bartlett on taxes, the Libertarian Party, and his disillusionment with George W. Bush.