Nate Hochman

Nov 7, 2024 | im1776.com | Nate Hochman |Brian Renninger |Poppy Coburn

Hegel observed that all world historical events must occur twice: What can be ignored or dismissed the first time around becomes, in the second instance, incontrovertible. Napoleon had to be defeated twice, and Europeans had to fight two civil wars. And Donald Trump had to be elected twice as President of the United States for the second War of Independence he embodies to be won.

Oct 1, 2024 | im1776.com | Nate Hochman |Daniel Miller |Charles B. Haywood

“America doesn’t need this place, doesn’t care about this place… It’s just a place that time forgot.” Tom Altmiller is sitting across from me at a paint-chipped picnic table. It looks like it was bright red once, but the years have faded it to a sort of grayish maroon. He’s in his late 50s, with square glasses, a graying goatee, and a short ponytail, and speaks with a stubborn, matter-of-fact stoicism that’s common among the locals.

Sep 26, 2024 | spectator.org | Nate Hochman

Young men once occupied a special — even unique — place in the West. Alexander the Great was 20 years old when he became king of Macedonia, and 25 when he conquered the Persian Empire; by the age of 30, he had brought most of the known world to heel. Augustus was 17 when he inherited Julius Caesar’s will; Charlemagne was 24 when he became the undisputed king of the Franks; and Napoleon was 24 when he became a general in the French army.

Sep 9, 2024 | spectator.org | Nate Hochman

It all reminds me of July 1, 1987 when President Ronald Reagan nominated Judge Robert Bork for an opening on the Supreme Court. He had it made in the shade, said my complacent conservative friends. The result was brutal. But we do not have to look back 32 years to see how unruly the leftwing mob can be. Recall the recent fate of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Only his courage and unscotchable determinate saved him. The simple fact is that the conservatives are often slow on the draw against the American left.

Aug 28, 2024 | spectator.org | Scott McKay |Nate Hochman

It all reminds me of July 1, 1987 when President Ronald Reagan nominated Judge Robert Bork for an opening on the Supreme Court. He had it made in the shade, said my complacent conservative friends. The result was brutal. But we do not have to look back 32 years to see how unruly the leftwing mob can be. Recall the recent fate of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Only his courage and unscotchable determinate saved him. The simple fact is that the conservatives are often slow on the draw against the American left.