Timothy Philen

Timothy Philen


  • The Emperor’s New Clothiers

    July 18, 2024

    The Emperor’s New Clothiers

    While we’re waiting for the Lord Almighty to weigh in on President Biden’s political future, we’ve been subjected to a display of Democrat disingenuousness that is not only breathtaking, but also, in the favorite phrase of the left,...

  • December 22, 2019

    He's My President, Not My Pastor

    American evangelicalism was a peculiar mix of religion and politics even before Southern Baptist minister Jerry Falwell forged the "Moral Majority" in 1979, a pro-life, pro–traditional family movement that broadened into the "Rel...

  • December 8, 2019

    The Elephant in the Spin Room

    When a liberal hears that the managing director of Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital is entering the Democratic presidential race, she knows that she’s either being punked by her Trump-loving uncle, or something’s truly and terribly wrong....

  • November 24, 2019

    Our 'Man in the High Castle'

    Hawthorne Abendsen is a subversive filmmaker and title character in the critically acclaimed television series The Man in the High Castle, the dark vision of an America occupied by Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan following the victory of the Axi...

  • August 3, 2019

    The Democrats’ Disingenuous Impeachment Plans

    According to Politico, after Robert Mueller’s testimony in two televised hearings, 37% of Americans still wanted impeachment proceedings to begin, while 46% still wanted the inquiry to stop and their legislators to refocus on the crit...

  • March 8, 2019

    The California Caliphate Has a Brave New Caliph

    The shrinking of the ISIL Caliphate from the size of Britain to the size of London’s Hyde Park is a military triumph worthy of celebration, but it belies an uncomfortable reality: beneath the rubble of al-Baghdadi’s Islamic State there re...

  • November 25, 2018

    Giving Thanks to No One at MSNBC

    If you want to gauge how rabidly secular the left has become, look no further than “The Rachel Maddow Show” Wednesday evening. MSNBC’s flagship prime-time hour was guest-hosted by Joy Reid, who joined other hosts of color in hous...

  • June 10, 2018

    Trump vs. the Media

    The jobs report numbers for May were stunning: unemployment dropped to an 18-year low of 3.8 percent, an unexpected 223,000 non-farm jobs were added, and year-on-year wage gains rose to 2.7 percent.  Black unemployment dropped to a record 5...

  • March 9, 2018

    The Zen of Donald Trump continues to confound the left

    Yes, Grasshopper, it was enough to make the agnostics of the mainstream media believe in the Book of Revelation.  The confluence of apocalyptic events was so horrifying, according to their news anchors and pundits, that last week – unli...