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Judson Phillips

Judson Phillips is the founder of Tea Party Nation, one of the largest Tea Party Groups in the country and the number one national tea party site on the Internet.A lawyer by profession, Judson has been involved in politics since his teens. “Ronald Reagan inspired me,” he says.Judson became involved in the Tea Party movement in February 2009 after hearing Rick Santelli’s rant on CNBC. “I heard there was going to be a Tea Party in Chicago inspired by Santelli, but didn’t know if anyone was doing a rally in Nashville where I was based. Finally I emailed Michelle Malkin and asked her if there was a Tea Party in Nashville. Malkin sent an email back saying, ‘No, why don’t you organize one?’ I did.”The first Tea Party in Nashville was held late February 2009 which drew a crowd of about 600. Judson then organized the Tax Day Tea Party in Nashville, which drew over 10,000 people into downtown. It was at this time that Tea Party Nation was formed. Later that year, Judson decided to bring activists from across the country together, so he organized the first National Tea Party Convention in February 2010, which featured Alaska’s former Governor and Republican Vice Presidential Nominee, Sarah Palin as it’s keynote speaker.He currently manages the Tea Party Nation website, writes several daily columns and is working on more projects than any one person should. He is a frequent guest on cable and broadcast news shows, including on Fox, MSNBC, CNN and others.

Articles by Judson Phillips

There will never be a liberal Tea Party

Power is the drug liberals live for and now they are going through the agony of withdrawal. That's why a liberal answer to the Tea Party will never succeed.

January 7, 2017

Obama may get U.S. out of U.N.

Even as the waning days of the Obama regime are upon us, the spectacular level of its incompetence remains consistent. The Republican Party should jump for joy and always remember the truism, "Never complain about incompetent opposition. They could get better."

December 30, 2016

Trump’s tax cut pledge

George H.W. Bush's famous quote, "Read my lips. No new taxes," became the quote most associated with his presidency. But by 1991, he had broken that pledge and voters never forgave him for it.

December 23, 2016

The Trump Revolution

In early 1981, as Ronald Reagan prepared to become the 40th President of the United States, people were already haling the Reagan Revolution. Liberals screamed at President Reagan's appointees, even though the only one who was remotely controversial was Interior Department nominee, James Watt. Watt was controversial because he was a conservative and the left thought they owned the Department of the Interior.

December 14, 2016

Christmas comes on Jan. 20

By Jan. 20, President Obama will be gone and President-elect Donald Trump will have the opportunity to lead America for four or possibly eight years. But there is still a month and a half left for Mr. Obama to do as much damage has he can on the way out.

December 4, 2016

Is it time to give Donald Trump a chance?

In less than three weeks, the euphoria has faded and the reality of leading is setting in. Some people who were adamant Trump supporters are now complaining about his decisions. Now the cries abound on social media that President-elect Trump has "betrayed" his base.

November 27, 2016

To Republicans: Stop funding college-campus nanny state

The last ballots had not even been counted when the left went bat guano crazy. Liberals rioted in the streets. On college campuses, colleges and universities offered "counseling" for students shocked by the results.

November 13, 2016

Conservatives and liberals

The 2016 race for the presidency will go down as the most unbelievable election in the history of the United States. The battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has turned nasty. But even more than turning nasty, it has shown a fundamental difference between conservatives and liberals.

November 1, 2016

When fascism comes to America

When fascism comes to America, it will be adorned with corporate logos. Liberal fascism is taking over America and its proponents are corporations.

October 12, 2016

Republicans and debates

There are few names that really stick to the Republican Party like the Party of Stupid. The GOP really should trademark that name.

October 5, 2016

Comrade Hillary Clinton and the Donald Trump taxes

Early in last week's presidential debate, Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton, along with her debate partner and alleged moderator Lester Holt, raised the issue of Donald Trump's tax returns.

October 3, 2016

The People’s Republic of Nashville

Few people would think anyone would start calling Nashville, the "People's Republic of Nashville." Unfortunately, Nashville is not the conservative city most people think it is.

September 20, 2016

Obama gives away the internet and, with it, our liberty

It is no great shock that President Obama does not like American control of the internet. The internet was an American invention and America shared it with the world. American values of freedom and liberty created the Internet and allowed it to flourish. Now, in one of his last acts, Obama wants to destroy the Internet.

September 13, 2016

What would Donald Trump have to do to win my vote?

We are officially in bizarro world. And for me, I am officially boldly going where I have never been before.

September 8, 2016

Let Gary Johnson debate

On Sept. 7, NBC and MSNBC will present an event called The Commander in Chief forum. While there is some irony in this forum being hosted by the "Karl Marx Channel," there is a huge problem with this forum and the subsequent debates planned for this fall.

August 30, 2016

The Republican Maginot line

While the GOP is busy fighting the last war, a new war is upon them and the Republican establishment is ill prepared to deal with it. The new war is the Trump war.

August 23, 2016

The coming purge of conservative lawyers

America has a noble tradition of lawyers standing up for unpopular causes. John Adams, signer of the Declaration of Independence, defended British soldiers accused in the Boston Massacre. Lawyers have stood up though out the history of the Republic and have not been shy about offering their opinions.

August 15, 2016