Dylan Hales

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Dylan Hales is a decentralist writer from Charleston, SC, and a contributing editor for Young American Revolution. He blogs at the Left Conservative.


Re: Whither The Alternative Right?

Though I was unable to attend the H.L. Mencken Club event this year, I am in agreement

Ford Defies The Gods

I got a kick out of yesterday’s front page story in the New York Times on the

More On The SPLC

Elizabeth Wright’s excellent piece on the Southern Poverty Law Center gives me a great

Was Richard Right About The Front Porch?

Regular readers of this magazine may recall a minor internal spat that occurred a few

“The New Left Was Right”

The nice folks at Campaign For Liberty have seen fit to reprint my essay from the

Palin’s Number One

As if we needed more evidence to indicate the end times are upon us, Sarah Palin’s soon

End It, Don’t Mend It

Richard’s comments on the “Audit The Fed Conspiracy” are close to my views on the

Uncivil Bill

Lew Rockwell’s brief blog posting on the death of William Safire provides some food for

Peter Schiff vs. World Wrestling Entertainment?

Well, Schiff v. McMahon. I haven’t the foggiest notion why Vince McMahon’s wife would

The Relative “Value” of Glenn Beck

As the other member of the TakiMag South Carolina contingent I suppose I should say a

End The Fed

Over at LRC, Lew Rockwell and the gang have been pushing hard to get Ron Paul’s End The

The Conservative “Corruption” Problem

In some ways, the success of Michelle Malkin’s latest book might also be seen as a

The Mythical Antiwar Movement

Recently a close friend of mine asked me a question.  “Do you think it is fair to say

Another One Bites The Dust

I never liked The Kennedys and never believed in Camelot, but Ted always seemed to be

Cockburn on Novak

In recent years Alexander Cockburn has been one of the few leftists in the United

R.I.P. Robert Novak

In the lead-up to the War in Iraq, I had a conversation with my very liberal

Re: The Essence of Lindsey

By pure coincidence, I happen to be reading “Reflections on the Revolution in Europe”

Peter and Paul

Amazingly enough, Peter Schiff may not be the only sane person running for Senate in

Lit Crit

The Unconscious of a Libertarian

The Unconscious of a Libertarian

Under Discussion: The Conscience of a Libertarian: Empowering the Citizen Revolution

An Index Is Worth Several Thousand Words

Judging books by their cover isn’t advisable, but judging them by their index often is.

NASA’s Real Enemy

Richard’s recent post reminded me of a discussion I witnessed on Bill Maher’s old

Carter And Revisionism

As a self-identified left conservative, opponent of “Victory Culture,” and occasional

“Malaise” In Retrospect

Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of Jimmy Carter’s now infamous “Crisis of

Congrats Jack!

Congrats to Jack Hunter for being the latest person to incur the wrath of the infamous

Following Up (Jim DeMint)

Yesterday I made my return to the Tower and took aim at Sarah Palin and Mark Sanford,

Off With Their Heads!

Spending the last few weeks in a concussed haze after yet another losing battle with an

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