Articles
What Does It Mean to Be ‘America First’?– The American Conservative (February 6, 2024)
Reevaluating Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston– The Libertarian Institute (January 2, 2024)
Epilogue to the Old Right: The Andrews-Werdel Campaign of 1956– The American Conservative (October 16, 2023)
How a Super Bowl Whitewash of Tillman Cover-Up Was a Helpful Reminder– Responsible Statecraft (February 15, 2023)
FDR Won– The American Conservative (October 17, 2022)
Loser Liz Cheney: We Knew Ye, and That Was the Problem– Responsible Statecraft (August 17, 2022)
The Dean of Non-Interventionism– The American Conservative (July 8, 2022)
Merchants of Death– The American Conservative (November 8, 2021)
Nation-Building Abroad Eroded Pennsylvanians’ Trust in Institutions– RealClearPolitics (September 1, 2021)
Separated By a Century: The Doomed Narcissism of Generals Petraeus and Miles– Responsible Statecraft (August 25, 2021)
Happy 140th Birthday, Smedley Butler– The Libertarian Institute (July 30, 2021)
All Vices Created Equal: Brandi Love and TPUSA– The Libertarian Institute (July 19, 2021)
The Latest Presidential Historians Survey Is A Mess– The American Conservative (July 6, 2021)
Twenty Years of the War on Terror– The American Conservative (April 8, 2021)
General John Bahnsen, America’s Most Illustrious Living Soldier, Endorses ‘Defend the Guard’– BringOurTroopsHome.US (February 8, 2021)
Walter Q. Gresham Was a Real Restrainer’s Secretary of State– Responsible Statecraft (December 5, 2020)
These Veterans Want More Than Corporate Perks And ‘Thank You For Your Service’– Responsible Statecraft (November 11, 2020)
It’s Still Trump’s GOP, Not Liz Cheney’s– The American Conservative (November 6, 2020)
High Stakes…Whispers Of Fraud…Are We Headed For Another Election Of 1960?– The American Conservative (November 3, 2020)
Could 2020 Show the Influence of Pennsylvania’s Foreign Policy Voters?– RealClearDefense (October 29, 2020)
A History of Libertarian Party Presidential Messaging, 1972-1996– The Libertarian Institute (October 15, 2020)
Harris and Truman? How an Embrace of the National Security State Runs in the Family– Responsible Statecraft (October 14, 2020)
Saving Christopher Columbus From The Cultural Arsonists– The American Conservative (October 12, 2020)
The Case for Minority Obstructionism– The American Conservative (October 6, 2020)
The ‘Explosive’ Russian Bounty Story is So Far, a Dud– Responsible Statecraft (September 29, 2020)
Re-Politicize the Supreme Court– The American Conservative (September 28, 2020)
‘Cuties’ Has Been Here For Decades– The American Conservative (September 21, 2020)
Trump Connects The Generals And The Military-Industrial Complex– The American Conservative (September 14, 2020)
The Child Sex-Trafficking Scandal America Forgot– The American Conservative (September 5, 2020)
The Case That Put Vigilante Violence Front And Center In NYC– The American Conservative (August 31, 2020)
A Dewey-Beats-Truman Moment In The Offing?– The American Conservative (August 24, 2020)
Imagining a Memorial for the Veterans of the Global War on Terror– The Libertarian Institute (July 29, 2020)
What Kind Of Monument Will Give War On Terror Dead Their Due?– The American Conservative (July 18, 2020)
Nevertheless, Pro-Life Democrat Ellen McCormack Persisted– The American Conservative (May 29, 2020)
Trump Vetoes Bipartisan Measure To Stop War Against Iran– The American Conservative (May 7, 2020)
Finding Accountability for Captain Crozier– The Libertarian Institute (April 14, 2020)
No Bailouts– The Libertarian Institute (March 25, 2020)
Who Would Joe Biden Pick for Vice President?– The National Interest (March 7, 2020)
The Quincy Institute: Off to a Decent Start– The Libertarian Institute (March 3, 2020)
Tulsi’s Populist ‘Country First’ Anti-War Crusade– The American Conservative (February 19, 2020)
Congress Balks at Trump’s Iran War– The National Interest (February 13, 2020)
CPAC Head Would Fear for Senator Mitt Romney’s Safety If He Attended 2020 Conference– The National Interest (February 10, 2020)
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Wants to Legalize Drugs (As in All Drugs)– The National Interest (February 7, 2020)
Would a President Joe Biden Legalize Pot?– The National Interest (February 6, 2020)
AOC’s Electric Car Dream: A National Network of Electric Car Charges Along U.S. Highways within 5 Years– The National Interest (February 6, 2020)
President Trump Declares After Senate Impeachment Acquittal “This Should Never Happen To Another President.”– The National Interest (February 6, 2020)
Bernie Sanders vs. Pete Buttigieg in Iowa: Could It Be a Tie?– The National Interest (February 6, 2020)
Trump Acquitted: How Democrats Failed to Secure Enough Impeachment Votes– The National Interest (February 5, 2020)
Biden Falters, but With No Clear Winner in Iowa What Happens Next?– The National Interest (February 5, 2020)
Mitt Romney Will Vote To Convict President Trump. That Shouldn’t Shock You.– The National Interest (February 5, 2020)
Gallup: Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Hits Record 49%– The National Interest (February 5, 2020)
Are the Democrats Handing 2020 to Trump?– The National Interest (January 25, 2020)
Why Is Tom Cotton Hurling the Charge of Anti-Semitism At the Quincy Institute?– The National Interest (January 10, 2020)
Anti-War Conservatives Should Join Protests Against Trump’s Iran Confrontation– The American Conservative (January 6, 2020)
Opportunities for Cooperation With Russia– The Libertarian Institute (December 21, 2019)
Democrats Are Taking a Big Gamble In Withholding Impeachment– The National Interest (December 20, 2019)
The Campaign to Lie America Into World War II– The American Conservative (December 6, 2019)
The Brave Cadre of Conservative Anti-War Republicans– The American Conservative (November 19, 2019)
Veterans to Congress: End Forever Wars– The National Interest (November 18, 2019)
Combat Vet Senator Richard Black Fighting the War Party– Antiwar.com (November 18, 2019)
Will Trump Prove to be His Own Worst Enemy During Impeachment?– The National Interest (November 12, 2019)
Trump’s Tumultuous Relationships Reveal Inner-Circle Chaos and Political Opportunities– The National Interest (November 8, 2019)
Will Impeachment Hurt Trump?– The National Interest (November 5, 2019)
To Sir, With No Love: Professor Petraeus Misses the Mark– The American Conservative (November 5, 2019)
Debt Bomb Ready to Blow: The Greatest Threat to America (All in One Chart)– The National Interest (October 28, 2019)
A Warning: Why Should Anyone Trust Anonymous?– The National Interest (October 26, 2019)
Joe Biden’s Black Sheep Son Could Wreck His Presidential Run– The National Interest (October 22, 2019)
Parliament Votes to Keep Brexit in Limbo– The National Interest (October 19, 2019)
Do or Die on Brexit– The National Interest (October 18, 2019)
Fight Night: The Dem Debate Put a Spotlight on Impeachment– The National Interest (October 16, 2019)
Columbus Day Stills Needs to Be Defended– The American Conservative (October 14, 2019)
Marie Yovanovitch: A Real Threat to Trump?– The National Interest (October 11, 2019)
Giuliani Associates Indicted for Campaign Finance Violations– The National Interest (October 10, 2019)
Sleepy No More: Biden Demands Trump’s Impeachment– The National Interest (October 9, 2019)
Will Trump’s Syria Moves Push Republicans to Back Impeachment?– The National Interest (October 8, 2019)
Republicans Struggle With Trump’s Impeachment Debacle– The National Interest (October 5, 2019)
Trump Team Haunted by So-Called “Democrat Hoax”– The National Interest (October 1, 2019)
Can Trump Tweet His Way Out of Impeachment?– The National Interest (September 30, 2019)
Beware the Global Do-Gooder Democrats– The American Conservative (September 30, 2019)
The Trump Impeachment Debacle Has Exposed Cracks in the GOP– The National Interest (September 28, 2019)
National Security Showdown Puts Intelligence Chief in Public Spotlight– The National Interest (September 26, 2019)
The Battle Over Trump’s Ukraine Transcript– The National Interest (September 25, 2019)
Pelosi Prepares to Impeach– The National Interest (September 24, 2019)
Is the Trump Ukraine Controversy Much Ado About Nothing?– The National Interest (September 20, 2019)
Lewandowski Lowers the Bar in Unprecedented Limbo– The National Interest (September 18, 2019)
The PC Brigade Takes Another Scalp: an SNL Comedian– The American Conservative (September 18, 2019)
The Curious Congressional Bid of Valerie Plame– The National Interest (September 17, 2019)
Leading Democrats Ensure that Trump Remains in Power– The National Interest (September 13, 2019)
The New Democratic Foreign Policy?– The National Interest (September 12, 2019)
Will Bolton’s Ouster Lead to Changes in Trump Foreign Policy?– The National Interest (September 10, 2019)
Can the Queen Save Parliament from Its Brexit Debacle?– The National Interest (September 9, 2019)
Veterans: Mattis Spent Career Tending the Status Quo– The American Conservative (September 5, 2019)
How Russia and Iran Dominated the G7 Summit– The National Interest (August 28, 2019)
Joe Rogan: The Most Trusted Man in America– The American Conservative (August 27, 2019)
Meet Joe Walsh: The New Never Trump Candidate– The National Interest (August 24, 2019)
Will Marriane Williamson’s Department of Peace Plan Work?– The National Interest (August 20, 2019)
Did Israel Go Too Far Against Omar and Tlaib?– The National Interest (August 16, 2019)
Trump Takes the Immigration Fight to the Next Level– The National Interest (August 13, 2019)
Can Boris Johnson Win a Post-Brexit Election?– The National Interest (August 10, 2019)
The Danger of a Nuclear Catastrophe is Greater Than During the Cold War– The National Interest (August 7, 2019)
Would Biden Derail Trump’s Election Strategy?– The National Interest (August 3, 2019)
Why Trump Parted with Dan Coats– The National Interest (August 2, 2019)
Democrats Rev It Up in Detroit– The National Interest (July 31, 2019)
Why Democrats Are Further Away from Impeachment Than Ever– The National Interest (July 26, 2019)
The Mueller Hearing: Learning Nothing and Forgetting Nothing– The National Interest (July 24, 2019)
Dangerous Foreign Policy at the National Conservatism Conference– The Libertarian Institute (July 23, 2019)
Will Nationalism Become the New Credo of the GOP?– The National Interest (July 17, 2019)
With His Tweets, Trump is Raising the Ante for 2020– The National Interest (July 16, 2019)
The Census Setback Shows That Immigration Continues to Vex Trump– The National Interest (July 12, 2019)
Cruel Britannia: The Row Between Trump and the Ambassador– The National Interest (July 9, 2019)
Democrats Debate, Round 2: Who Won, Who Lost and Who Needs to Quit– The National Interest (June 29, 2019)
Democratic Candidates Fight For Attention During National Debate– The National Interest (June 27, 2019)
The New Right, Dripping With Malice– The American Conservative (June 26, 2019)
Has Joe Sestak’s Presidential Moment Arrived?– The National Interest (June 25, 2019)
Congress Splits Over Trump and Iran– The National Interest (June 21, 2019)
Hook Pitches ‘Maximum Pressure’ to Congress– The National Interest (June 20, 2019)
Do Trump’s Polls Matter?– The National Interest (June 18, 2019)
Will Trump Really Pull the Trigger on Mexico Tariffs?– The National Interest (June 5, 2019)
Trump Fires the First Shot in Mexico Tariff War– The National Interest (June 1, 2019)
How Altoona Found a New Identity– The American Conservative (May 31, 2019)
Did Mueller Just Hand Democrats What They Need to Impeach Trump?– The National Interest (May 29, 2019)
Stop Underestimating the Green New Deal– The American Conservative (May 29, 2019)
Pelosi and Amash Clash Over the “I” Word– The National Interest (May 24, 2019)
Why McGahn Was a No Show– The National Interest (May 21, 2019)
Trump Revs Up the Battle Over Immigration– The National Interest (May 18, 2019)
The Justice Department Goes All-In on Origins of Russia Probe– The National Interest (May 17, 2019)
Where’s the Fight Over Don Jr.’s Testimony Headed?– The National Interest (May 10, 2019)
The Democrats Go to War Against William Barr– The National Interest (May 9, 2019)
McConnell Says ‘Case Closed,’ But Is It?– The National Interest (May 7, 2019)
Barr Misleads the Senate, Defies House of Representatives– The National Interest (May 2, 2019)
“Coup” in Caracas?– The National Interest (April 30, 2019)
Is Don McGahn the Biggest Threat to the White House?– The National Interest (April 26, 2019)
The Mueller Report is Out (And Barr Goes to Bat for Trump)– The National Interest (April 18, 2019)
Does Pete Buttigieg Have a Foreign Policy?– The National Interest (April 17, 2019)
The Battle for Trump’s Taxes is Just Beginning– The National Interest (April 12, 2019)
What Does the Assange Arrest Mean for Press Freedoms in America?– The National Interest (April 11, 2019)
Barr Confronts Congressional Democrats– The National Interest (April 10, 2019)
Trump Touts Progress at ‘Overwhelmed’ Southern Border– The National Interest (April 8, 2019)
Why Democrats Keep Targeting Trump’s Tax Returns– The National Interest (April 5, 2019)
Will Congress Reclaim Its War Powers?– The National Interest (April 2, 2019)
Will Trump Really Close the Southern Border?– The National Interest (April 1, 2019)
The War Between Trump and Schiff is Just Starting– The National Interest (March 29, 2019)
How the Media Got it Wrong on Trump and Russia– The National Interest (March 28, 2019)
Democrats Balk at Barr Letter, Where Will They Go From Here?– The National Interest (March 26, 2019)
Donald Trump’s Controversial Golan Heights Gamble– The National Interest (March 22, 2019)
Is America a Gullible Superpower?– The National Interest (March 20, 2019)
Is the Senate’s Rejection of Trump’s Emergency Plan a Turning Point?– The National Interest (March 14, 2019)
With Yemen Vote, Congress Takes Aim at Trump’s Foreign Policy– The National Interest (March 14, 2019)
Is the Real Threat to Trump from Congress?– The National Interest (March 10, 2019)
Congress Rebels Against Trump’s National Emergency– The National Interest (March 8, 2019)
The Trump Brand Prevails at CPAC– The National Interest (March 4, 2019)
Should America Tackle All Authoritarian Governments?– The National Interest (February 28, 2019)
Michael Cohen: Lots of Wind, No Damage– The American Conservative (February 27, 2019)
Now Ted Cruz Thinks He’s an America Firster– The American Conservative (February 25, 2019)
Can Bernie Sanders Steal Trump’s Base?– The National Interest (February 22, 2019)
War of the Words: Inside the Donald Trump and Ann Coulter Feud– The National Interest (February 15, 2019)
Who’s Afraid of Ilhan Omar?– The National Interest (February 12, 2019)
Will America’s Missile Defense Strategy Pass Its Review?– The National Interest (February 8, 2019)
Foreign Affairs Joins the Culture Wars– The National Interest (February 4, 2019)
Ralph Northam and Democrats’ Dishonest Whataboutism– The American Conservative (February 4, 2019)
Can Tom Steyer Really Push House Democrats to Impeach Trump?– The National Interest (January 31, 2019)
Is Larry Hogan Presidential Timber?– The National Interest (January 25, 2019)
You Don’t Really Wanna Ride the Fence– The Libertarian Institute (January 21, 2019)
Will the ISIS Attack Accelerate Trump’s Syria Pullout?– The National Interest (January 16, 2019)
Are the Democrats Ready for Tulsi Gabbard?– The National Interest (January 14, 2019)
Trump’s Threat to Declare a National Emergency to Build the Wall: What Does History Say?– The National Interest (January 11, 2019)
Trump’s Battle Over the Wall is Intensifying– The National Interest (January 9, 2019)
Vice: A Terrible Disappointment– The Libertarian Institute (January 8, 2019)
Does The Bulwark Mean the Neocons Are Staging A Comeback?– The National Interest (January 8, 2019)
The Great War Christmas Truce: ‘They Were Positively Human’– The American Conservative (December 21, 2018)
Can This Left-Wing Populist Blow Up the 2020 Election?– The American Conservative (December 4, 2018)
TAC Bookshelf for the Week of November 26– The American Conservative (November 26, 2018)
The Coming Bankruptcy of the American Empire– The American Conservative (November 20, 2018)
How Crony Capitalism Killed the Zeppelin– The American Conservative (October 23, 2018)
The Nuclear Trump Card– The American Conservative (October 15, 2018)
My Stand Against the Campus Mob Over Columbus Day– The American Conservative (October 8, 2018)
Don’t Confuse Role of Supreme Court– The Altoona Mirror (August 4, 2018)
Don’t Die for Danzig– The Libertarian Institute (July 25, 2018)
Challenging Chait’s Paradigm– The Unz Review (July 12, 2018)
Righter than Right– The Libertarian Institute (March 19, 2018)
Speeches
Patriot Scholarship Speech– Freedom Fest (July 20, 2014)
Interviews
Donald Trump’s 2024 Running Mate– Mark Kaye (September 10, 2023)
‘Defend the Guard’ Is Gaining Momentum in State Capitols– Conflicts of Interest with Kyle Anzalone (March 8, 2023)
Hunter DeRensis on Defend the Guard in 2023– The Scott Horton Show (January 13, 2023)
How America Was Lied into Both World Wars– Don’t Tread on Anyone with Keith Knight (October 24, 2022)
The Franklin Cover-Up ft. Hunter DeRensis Ep. 232– Liberty Weekly with Patrick MacFarlane (September 19, 2022)
Hunter DeRensis on Loser Liz Cheney’s Awful Legacy– The Scott Horton Show (August 22, 2022)
The History of U.S. Resistance to War Profiteering with Hunter DeRensis– Parallax Views with J.G. Michael (November 24, 2021)
Bring the Troops Home, Guest Hunter DeRensis– Conflicts of Interest with Kyle Anzalone (November 21, 2021)
Merchants of Death featuring Hunter DeRensis– Liberty Weekly with Patrick MacFarlane (November 13, 2021)
Hunter DeRensis on America’s History of Hating War Profiteers– The Scott Horton Show (November 12, 2021)
Eagles Don’t Catch Flies– Counterpoint with Amanda Vanstone (September 14, 2020)
The Blob Strikes Back feat. Hunter DeRensis– Around the Empire with Joanne Leon (November 18, 2019)
Libertarian Hunter DeRensis Critiques the National Conservatism Conference– Parallax Views with J.G. Michael (August 13, 2019)
Hunter DeRensis on the Foreign Policy of ‘National Conservatism’– The Scott Horton Show (August 9, 2019)
Behind the Trump-Bashing UK Ambassador’s Resignation– The Daily Caller (July 10, 2019)
Hunter DeRensis on Bill Kristol’s ‘Never Trump’ Return– The Scott Horton Show (January 18, 2019)
Hunter DeRensis on the Bankruptcy of the American Empire– The Scott Horton Show (November 27, 2018)
The Zeppelin– Counterpoint with Amanda Vanstone (November 19, 2018)
DeRensis Wins Scholarship, Wows Crowd with History Knowledge– WeAreCentralPA (August, 2014)
Media Mentions
Prepare to Reduce Your Standard of Living– The Philadelphia Trumpet (April 2022)
Kyle Rittenhouse, Brave Hero or Reckless Teen?– TAC Right Now (November 12, 2021)
Will Biden Jettison the Anti-Russia Hysteria?– Antiwar.com (November 19, 2020)
The Eternal Insight of John C. Calhoun– The American Conservative (October 19, 2020)
The Eternal Iniquity of John C. Calhoun– National Review (October 13, 2020)
Military Generals Are Just Another Group of Self-Interested Technocrats– Ludwig von Mises Institute (September 21, 2020)
More Real Rights Demolished– LewRockwell.com (June 15, 2020)
Quincy Conference: A ‘Seat at the Table’…or a Kick in the Teeth?– Ron Paul Institute (March 5, 2020)
Ambivalent Nativism: Trump Supporters’ Attitudes Toward Islam and Muslim Immigration– Brookings Institute (July 24, 2019)
When Hostility to Russia Becomes Irrational– Cato Institute (May 10, 2019)
The Hostility Toward the Foreign Policy Community, Explained– The Washington Post (February 20, 2019)
Foreign Affairs Magazine and Identity Politics– American Thinker (February 12, 2019)
Trump Must Not Fall for Poroshenko’s ‘Wag the Dog’ Ploy– The Washington Times (November 28, 2018)
HS tapasi Trumpin kannattajia, jotka ovat kyllästyneitä presidenttinsä arvosteluun: ”Trump on vähän kuin äiti”, ”hän välittää”– Helsingin Sanomat (December 2, 2017)
What’s It Like Voting for the First Time in 2016?– The Atlantic (November 8, 2016)
Donald Trump’s Penis Boast Sends Shudders Through Conservative Ranks– HuffPost (March 4, 2016)
Student Government Votes to Recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day– Fourth Estate (January 22, 2016)
CFACT Testifies Against EPA’s Job-Killing Ozone Rule– Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (January 29, 2015)
College Republicans and Democrats Go Head to Head in JC Debate– Fourth Estate (November 4, 2014)
Missing Cup of Tea– The Altoona Mirror (August 2, 2014)
