Ronald Reagan believed in America as the shining city on the hill - Morning in America. But Donald Trump has a much… — Charlie Sykes American greatness Copy Share Image
Since the election, President Trump has shown a persistent penchant for conspiracy-minded suggestions about his political opponents and elements of his own… — Charlie Sykes Election Copy Share Image
After 2008, I told people that conservatives were going to be invisible for a while. But, with time, our ideas would be back. — Charlie Sykes Back Copy Share Image
I'm still a conservative, you know, someone who believes in limited government and balanced budgets and the Constitution. — Charlie Sykes Conservative Copy Share Image
White liberals face this cognitive dissonance: if they decide that America is ready for a black president and back Obama, they would… — Charlie Sykes America Copy Share Image
A lot of Americans do not have an appreciation for our history. They do not understand the Constitution, why we have these… — Charlie Sykes Gratitude Copy Share Image
Reagan did not have to rely on or cope with talk radio, Fox News, Breitbart, or any of the other trolls that… — Charlie Sykes Conservative Copy Share Image
We would naturally prefer not to reckon with the worst of what people do or say on the margins, but we have… — Charlie Sykes Action Copy Share Image
I knew Buckley - he was a friend of mine - and Steve Bannon is no William F. Buckley. Buckley marginalized the… — Charlie Sykes Friend Copy Share Image
The thing most frightening about Donald Trump is he doesn't know what he doesn't know and doesn't seem to care about what… — Charlie Sykes Care Copy Share Image
I am less horrified by Trump himself than by what he has done to the rationalizers and enablers. — Charlie Sykes Am Copy Share Image
The conservative media ecosystem - like the rest of us - has to recognize how critical, but also how fragile, credibility is… — Charlie Sykes Age Copy Share Image
I think of John McCain as a conservative, but he is clearly not the same kind of 'conservative' as, say, Rand Paul.… — Charlie Sykes Conservative Copy Share Image
Fox News and other Trump-friendly media long ago became fever wards of speculation and conspiracy-mongering as they obsessed over plots from the… — Charlie Sykes Deep Copy Share Image
Conservatism should be a reality-based philosophy, and the movement will be better off if it recognizes that facts really do matter. — Charlie Sykes Better Copy Share Image
One of the surprises to me was the willingness of many people in the conservative media to roll over, to abandon long-held… — Charlie Sykes Donald trump Copy Share Image
It is harder to explain why free markets create wealth than it is to pander to workers who have been displaced by… — Charlie Sykes Competition Copy Share Image
The primary victory of Roy Moore in Alabama over the candidate for the U.S. Senate seat backed by President Trump suggests that… — Charlie Sykes Alabama Copy Share Image
As the Right doubles down on anti-anti-Trumpism, it will find itself goaded into defending and rationalizing ever more outrageous conduct just as… — Charlie Sykes Find Copy Share Image
It is an uphill fight to persuade workers that the minimum wage is not in their interest. — Charlie Sykes Fight Copy Share Image
At one time, the Left had a monopoly not merely of the media and academia, but also of the world of policy… — Charlie Sykes Academia Copy Share Image
On his first full day in office, Mr. Trump insisted that his inaugural crowd was the largest ever, a baseless boast that… — Charlie Sykes Day Copy Share Image
Despite the evidence that we already have too many students in higher education, the hot new idea among the political class is… — Charlie Sykes Education Copy Share Image
As our politics have become more polarized, the essential loyalties shift from ideas to parties to tribes to individuals. Nothing else ultimately… — Charlie Sykes Ideas Copy Share Image
