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R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

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R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. is the founder and editor in chief of The American Spectator and a New York Times best-selling author. He makes frequent appearances on national television and is a nationally syndicated columnist, whose articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, The Washington Times, National Review, Harper's, Commentary, The (London) Spectator, Le Figaro (Paris) and elsewhere.

Articles by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

Illustration on transgender sports swimwear by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How to preserve women’s sports

Let us now digress from my usual preoccupation, which is politics, to the world of athletics or to the world of athletics as it is affected by culture wars.

January 11, 2022
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a centrist Democrat vital to the fate of President Joe Biden's $3.5 government overhaul, updates reporters about his position on the bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Despite months of being courted and cajoled, Sen. Joe Manchin is still not a yes on President Joe Biden's big $2 trillion domestic package and has thrown Democrats into turmoil. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Prodigy of the year: Joe Manchin

I have been thinking about who my man of the year might be this year. My prodigy this year is Sen. Joe Manchin, West Virginia Democrat. By the way, he is a very nice man. He is a regular guy, as they say.

December 28, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the AFL-CIO about union jobs and building infrastructure, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Progressives are facing their demise

Do you recall how often our friends, the progressives, have rushed to tell us how we can save conservatism from self-destruction?

December 21, 2021
Democrat Beto O'Rourke waits to speak during a campaign stop, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in San Antonio. O'Rourke announce Monday that he will run for Texas governor. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Innovator Beto O’Rourke is back

One of my favorite candidates in the 2020 race for the Democratic nomination has just announced that he is running for high office once again in 2022. He is Beto O'Rourke, and he is one of the great innovators in recent American politics.

November 23, 2021
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe speaks at an election night party in McLean, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Voters are deciding between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

I already miss Terry McAuliffe

I am probably one of the few conservatives in America who wanted to see Terry McAuliffe win his lackadaisical campaign for a second term as governor of Virginia last week.

November 9, 2021
COVID-19 booster shots and China Atlas Location Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

COVID-19 booster shot: Necessary, but third time was no charm

I was shot last week. No, I was not shot by any of the roving bands of White supremacists who, I am told by the media, ply their hate freely here in Northern Virginia. I was shot by a very nice lady armed with a vial of vaccine.

November 2, 2021
Pinocchio Terry McAuliffe Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Terry McAuliffe is a liar

Several years ago, while pursuing material for my favorite department of The American Spectator, the "Current Wisdom," I came across a blatant lie perpetrated by Terry McAuliffe.

October 12, 2021
An April 3, 2015 image from video shows a work by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz, a blanket-shrouded Jesus identifiable only by the crucifixion wounds on his feet, outside St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in Buffalo, NY. The unveiling of the statue on March 31 has prompted people to leave money, food and other items at the bronze sculpture. The offerings are apparently meant for Buffalo's homeless. (AP Photo/courtesy of WIVB-TV) BUFFALO OUT

A homeless Jesus at London’s Farm Street Church

I have been in London, visiting old friends, keeping up with changes in our alliance system--among which were last week's developments in the alliance of the English-Speaking Peoples called Aukus--and going to church.

October 5, 2021
FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, April 8, 2019, a sign reading: "State Border" is attached to a fence at Hungary's border with Serbia near the village Asotthalom, Hungary. The European Union’s border control agency Frontex, said Wednesday Jan. 27, 2021, it is suspending operations in Hungary after the government in Budapest did not comply with a ruling by Europe’s highest court on the rights of asylum-seekers. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, FILE)

Only countries should decide who to let in

Years ago, I could boast of being on a first-name basis with the heads of governments in both nations: the United States with Ronald Reagan along with Great Britain's Margaret Thatcher.

September 21, 2021
Illustration on comedy and tragedy in the Biden administration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Lying Joe Biden, from comedy to tragedy

How could a comic figure from the world of politics such as President Joe Biden suddenly become such a tragic figure on the American scene?

September 7, 2021