Ferguson, Missouri: Another “Al Sharpton Is Right” Moment for National Review?
“Gentle Giant” And “Unarmed Teen” Michael Brown, Photographed During An Unarmed Robbery
Those who have read back issues of National Review realize that it once really was an anti-Establishment magazine that “stood athwart history.” In 1977, for example, William F. Buckley actually urged in its pages that the surging wave of (black) crime—specifically the looting that took place during the 1977 New York Blackout—be met with (1) more prisons; (2) trying fatherless “teens” as adults; (3)impeaching liberal judges—which (except, alas, for the last) was done.[Thoughts About Crime , August 14, 1977] But National Review long ago decided it wanted to be a “once conservative, now respected” publication. Much like Sen. Rand Paul, NR seeks to carve out a few niche conservative issues (tax cuts, defense spending, pro-life, support for Israel) while conceding the Left’s narrative on racial and social issues—even if that means always blaming the historic American nation first and aligning with Al Sharpton rather than Pat Buchanan.
A perfect specimen of the new National Review—and indeed, the new Conservatism Inc. apparatchik—is Editor Rich Lowry. In the wake of early reporting of the Trayvon Martin case, Lowry wrote a column with the telling title of “Al Sharpton is Right.” [March 23, 2012] The piece is simply a restatement of the media lies and half-truths that painted Martin as the victim of a “racist” neighborhood watchman.
Lowry was not removed from his position for this ridiculous article. In fact, he would fire John Derbyshire a few months later for challenging America’s usual racial narrative (whites always the racists/blacks always the victims in any racial conflict). ...
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