Since the beginning of the New Deal, American liberals have insisted that the government must do more–much more–to help the poor, to increase economic security, to promote social justice and solidarity, to reduce inequality, and to mitigate the harshness of capitalism.

In recent decades social conservatism has become not only a core component of Republican election victories, but a defining characteristic by which Republicans know themselves and are known to others. Yet today, much of elite Republican opinion has turned hostile to a political role for social issues, preferring they be paid only lip service and [...]

The real threat to the United States is not terrorism. The real threat is the sophisticated forces of Islamism, which have collaborated with the American Left not only to undermine U.S. national security but to shred the fabric of American constitutional democracy—freedom and individual liberty. In Submission: America’s Surrender to the Islamist Left, [...]