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The American Conservative (TAC) is a biweekly U.S. paleoconservative magazine founded in 2002 by Scott McConnell, Pat Buchanan, and Taki Theodoracopulos, and edited by McConnell. It represents a traditionalist, anti-war and paleoconservative voice against the dominance of what it sees as a neoconservative media establishment. The magazine also has ties with paleolibertarians.

The magazine's editorial stance differs from most other "conservative" and "neoconservative" publications in its opposition to George W. Bush's interventionist foreign policy as well as his immigration and trade policies. TAC also holds a decidedly more positive view of Europe than, for example, The Weekly Standard, National Review, or The New Republic. Many of its positions resemble another paleoconservative magazine, Chronicles, which influenced Buchanan; many writers contribute to both magazines.

TAC endorsed no single candidate in the 2004 presidential campaign, but instead offered the conservative case for five different choices. These included Buchanan for Bush, McConnell for John Kerry, Kara Hopkins for not voting, and arguments for the Libertarian and Constitution parties as well.

Buchanan current holds the title of editor emeritus. Some claim he stepped down as editor of the magazine because of opposition to his endorsing President Bush, leaving Scott McConnell to replace him. While McConnell had been acting as editor in chief of the magazine from the beginning, Buchanan’s fame attracted more readers; hence, the title was originally his.

In the midterm elections of 2006, the American Conservative urged its readers to vote for Democrats saying, "It should surprise few readers that we think a vote that is seen—in America and the world at large—as a decisive “No” vote on the Bush presidency is the best outcome."

Selected Articles

• "Death of Manufacturing", By Patrick J. Buchanan, August 11, 2003.
• "Whose War?", by Patrick J. Buchanan, March 24, 2003.
• "Conservative Crack-Up" by W. James Antle III, November 17, 2003.
• "The Paleo Persuasion", by Samuel Francis, December 12, 2002.
• "Big Brother Watches Britain", by Peter Hitchens, May 8, 2006.
• "End of the Rainbow", by Roger D. McGrath, December 19, 2005.
• "Among the Neocons", by Scott McConnell, April 11, 2003.
• "Americans First", by Steve Sailer, February 13, 2006.
• "America the Abstraction", by J.P. Zmirak, 'January 13, 2003.
• "The Islamic Way of War", by Andrew J. Bacevich, September 11, 2006.
• "In Defense of Freedom" by Daniel McCarthy, March 14, 2005.
• "What is Left? What is Right? (Does it Matter?)", by various authors, August 28, 2006.

Selected contributors

See also

• Pat Buchanan
• Scott McConnell
• Paleoconservatism

External links

• The American Conservative
• Tory Anarchist Blog - Daniel McCarthy, literary editor of The American Conservative.
• Buchanan's Takeoff By Murray Polner, Columbia Journalism Review, January/February 2003.
• Paleocon's Revenge by Whitney Joiner. Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management, Sept 1, 2002.

• Paleoconservatism
• Political magazines