Ilana Mercer

Ilana Mercer is a paleolibertarian writer based in the United States. She has been a columnist since 1999, and authored “Into the Cannibal's Pot: Lessons for America From Post-Apartheid South Africa” (2011) and “The Trump Revolution: The Donald's Creative Destruction Deconstructed” (June 2016). She's on Twitter, Gab, YouTube & LinkedIn; banned by Facebook, and has a new podcast.

The Other Brother bedevils Obama Opinion
"The Bible," a popular new History Channel miniseries, is not my cup of tea—and not because of a lack of religiosity of which I am guilty.
Mar 25, 2013 14:34
Will the ‘Pussy Riot’ sisterhood storm the Sistine Chapel? Opinion
Mercifully, the new pope is not the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan. Shortly after Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th pope, Cardinal Dolan demonstrated why my prayers had been answered. The American had been...
Mar 18, 2013 00:17
The survivalist's guide to ‘Obamunism’ and beyond Opinion
The best way to jumpstart the US economy is “to chop federal spending in half, and then in half again next year,” argues professor Thomas J. DiLorenzo, author of the book ‘Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government.’
Mar 13, 2013 15:47
Rand Paul: Action Hero, Or Political Performance Artist? Opinion
Rand Paul is front-and-center in mainstream media, showing what some call ‘leadership’. Not a week goes by without the son of legendary libertarian legislator Ron Paul introducing some act, ostensibly to lighten the incubus of government.
Mar 4, 2013 10:43
Blade runner killing and the media blackout Opinion
After decades of indifference from America's infotainment industry, imagine my surprise to hear TV anchors like Megyn Kelly of Fox News allude to the killing fields of South Africa.
Feb 24, 2013 11:03
Self-Segregation Trumps Imposed Multiculturalism Opinion
"Originality is rare in punditry these days," writes Joseph F. Cotto, who is "a scholar and columnist from central Florida."
Feb 16, 2013 03:54
The rise of the cr-ppy Chris Christie Opinion
Chris Christie's problem is not his weight, but his character. New Jersey's popular Republican governor is the consummate backstabbing, slimy, opportunistic politician.
Feb 8, 2013 19:39
Republicans Find Religion On ... Evolution Opinion
On the heels of Barack Obama's Las Vegas run-on ramble on the necessity of immigration "reform," this week, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced that he too had "evolved" overnight on the issue.
Feb 1, 2013 19:38
Pimping The Culture Opinion
The marketplace doesn’t adjudicate the quality of art or pop culture—it does no more than offer an aggregate snapshot of the trillions of subjective preferences acted upon by consumers.
Jan 25, 2013 15:14
The Peerless Malevolence of Redcoat Piers Morgan Opinion
Piers Morgan is preaching treason from his perch at CNN—and not because he is undermining the dead-letter US Constitution, as some have claimed.
Jan 18, 2013 14:01

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