On his Wednesday broadcast, radio host Rush Limbaugh read aloud the entirety of an essay published at the website of the Claremont Review of Books. The essay, published under the byline Publius Decius Mus, refers to the 2016 presidential race as the "Flight 93 Election," likening the stakes to…
The WEEKLY STANDARD Podcast with online editor Michael Warren on Rush Limbaugh and whether his defense of Trump has hurt his credibility.
Radio host Rush Limbaugh told a frustrated caller on his Monday show that he "never" took Donald Trump seriously on the Republican nominee's signature issue, immigration. The caller, identified as Rick in California, told the veteran conservative host about his irritation with Limbaugh's defense of…
Talk radio's leading political characters have split into separate camps during this highly charged election season: Mark Levin and Glenn Beck have thrown in firmly with Ted Cruz, while a certain San Francisco-based botanist has consistently served as one of Donald Trump's leading boosters in the…
Rush Limbaugh said on his show Tuesday that Sen. Marco Rubio is a genuine member of the conservative movement, and that he doesn't care for him being labeled an establishment candidate. (Fellow radio host Michael Savage isn't going to like this.)
Conservative critics like to carp about the New York Times and National Public Radio being woefully out of touch with, oh, about half the country. Events over the weekend demonstrate why those criticisms, while often tedious, continue to have merit.
With so many Republican candidates announcing their bids for the presidency these days, one our most hallowed election-year rituals can’t be far behind. I refer, of course, to when fading musical acts attempt to prove their progressive bona fides by making a stink when a candidate they disagree…
The Washington Post reports that Sandra Fluke is preparing a run for Congress in California.
Florida senator Marco Rubio told conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh Tuesday that "there won't be a solution" on immigration unless Barack Obama embraces "real enforcement triggers."
President Barack Obama sat down with Rolling Stone for an hour long interview, which the editors there are billing the "most substantive interview the president has granted in over a year." The president used the opportunity to single out two conservative Americans for attack.
The National Organization for Women, a feminist group, announced a new initiative: "Enough Rush," a campaign against radio host Rush Limbaugh. The effort is designed to reignite the short-lived furor over apparently disparaging jokes Limbaugh made on his show earlier this year about feminist…
The Atlantic: "Two Romneys in Two Days on Fox News."
Michael Barone: "Obama kicks can down road on Iran, entitlements"
At the presidential press conference this afternoon, Barack Obama was asked to weigh in radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh's apology to law school student Sandra Fluke. "Do you believe Rush Limbaugh's apology to the Georgetown student is sufficient and heartfelt? Do you agree with the number of…
Ricochet: "Newt Explains the Facts to David Gregory"
Rush Limbaugh compares Newt Gingrich's attacks on Mitt Romney with Ross Perot's destructive assault on George H.W. Bush in 1992. It's a thought-provoking comparison.
Rick Perry has a new ad showcasing the support of prominent conservatives like Steve Forbes and Rush Limbaugh for his economic plan. WEEKLY STANDARD senior writer Steve Hayes makes a (vocal) appearance:
"Limbaugh: ‘We Need To Open The Program Today By Congratulating President Obama’"
It seems to me that when Paul Ryan can get both David Brooks and Rush Limbaugh enthused, he's really on to something:
Earlier this month a radio station that made history became history.
The Daily Caller reported yesterday on public radio employee Sarah Spitz's desire to watch Rush Limbaugh die: