Political Commentator and Essayist

Andrew Cline

5 articles 2006–2018

Andrew Cline is a journalist and commentator who has written on politics and public policy. He contributed essays and political commentary to The Weekly Standard between 2006 and 2018, covering topics including political culture, power dynamics, and figures such as John McCain. He has also served as an editorial page editor and opinion writer in New Hampshire media.

John McCain, Party of One

August 28, 2018 · Web Only, Politics, obituary

Just like the Founders, McCain blended the concept of honor with the understanding of public virtue.

The Political Has Gotten a Little Too Personal

June 15, 2017 · Democrats, Today's Blogs, debates

During a recent Seattle City Council meeting, member Tim Burgess sought agreement on a juvenile justice issue by noting that "even some of our Republican friends" favor criminal justice reform. Council member Kshama Sawant, a socialist, stood to oppose what she saw as Burgess's unfounded claim, the…

Modern Medicis

May 9, 2017 · magazine_repost, art funding, Art

To start off the new year, I bought my family three museum memberships. My kids take music lessons, we attend plays and concerts, and our trips to the big city almost always include a historical, cultural, or artistic experience. We are above-average consumers of "the arts." If Congress eliminates…

Modern Medicis

May 5, 2017 · art funding, Art, NEA

To start off the new year, I bought my family three museum memberships. My kids take music lessons, we attend plays and concerts, and our trips to the big city almost always include a historical, cultural, or artistic experience. We are above-average consumers of "the arts." If Congress eliminates…

Power to the Powerful!

September 7, 2006 · Blog, Andrew Cline

BACK WHEN HOWARD DEAN represented the "Democratic wing of the Democratic Party" he spoke passionately about the importance of having the presidential nominating process begin in two small, rural states in which outsider candidates with little money or establishment support would stand a realistic…