Kurt Schlichter

Kurt Schlichter

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Kurt Schlichter is Senior Columnist at Townhall.  

He was a Los Angeles trial lawyer, is a retired Army Infantry colonel with a masters in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College, and is a former stand-up comic.  He is a frequent guest on Fox News, Newsmax, and elsewhere, and he appears on air with such luminaries as Hugh Hewitt, Larry O'Connor, Tony Katz, and Chris Stigall, among others. 

Kurt Schlichter is also the author of "People's Republic" Kelly Turnbull novels and the novel “The Attack.” As an Army officer, he commanded a cavalry recon squadron, and served in Desert Storm and Kosovo as well as multiple disaster operations. He lives in the South Bay area of Los Angeles where his hobbies include red meat and red wine. His favorite caliber is .45.

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Did the Democrats Peak Too Soon?
Republican Party

Did the Democrats Peak Too Soon?

Hollywood Wins When It Is Based VIP
Hollywood

Hollywood Wins When It Is Based

If Talarico Wants to Sue for Defamation, He's Likely to Lose in More Ways Than One VIP
James Talarico

If Talarico Wants to Sue for Defamation, He's Likely to Lose in More Ways Than One

Texas Isn't Ready for a Vegan, Gun-Banning, Blasphemous Weirdo VIP
Unredacted Podcast

Texas Isn't Ready for a Vegan, Gun-Banning, Blasphemous Weirdo

Shoot Him Live
Law and Order

Shoot Him Live

Justice Is Finally Coming for the Fort Hood Terrorist Scumbag VIP
Terrorism

Justice Is Finally Coming for the Fort Hood Terrorist Scumbag

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So Where Did Talarico Go?
James Talarico

So Where Did Talarico Go?

The 2028 Race Is About to Start and JD Vance Has Already Won (Probably)
JD Vance

The 2028 Race Is About to Start and JD Vance Has Already Won (Probably)

Trump Has Reset the Strategic Chessboard and People Are Blackpilling? VIP
Donald Trump

Trump Has Reset the Strategic Chessboard and People Are Blackpilling?

Brazil Might Elect a Right-Winger and That's a Big Deal for the US VIP
Brazil

Brazil Might Elect a Right-Winger and That's a Big Deal for the US

Don't Put Yourself on Trial VIP
Unredacted Podcast

Don't Put Yourself on Trial

The Lessons and the Lies of the Gross Cornell Scandal
Lawsuit

The Lessons and the Lies of the Gross Cornell Scandal

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Some Republicans Still Don't Get What Time It Is VIP
Stream of Kurtiousness

Some Republicans Still Don't Get What Time It Is

Why the Dem-Friendly Polls May Be Way Wrong
Polling

Why the Dem-Friendly Polls May Be Way Wrong

Little Annoyances Add Up to Societal Decline VIP
Los Angeles

Little Annoyances Add Up to Societal Decline

A Normal Texan's Take on the Race VIP
Unredacted Podcast

A Normal Texan's Take on the Race

We Are So Tired of the Loudmouth Quitters
Republican Party

We Are So Tired of the Loudmouth Quitters

Don't Freak Out About the Polls VIP
Stream of Kurtiousness

Don't Freak Out About the Polls

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Beat the Press
Donald Trump

Beat the Press

Never Argue With Idiots VIP
Free Speech

Never Argue With Idiots

Nikole Hannah-Jones Was So Committed to 'The Narrative' She Failed Her Own Daughter VIP
Education

Nikole Hannah-Jones Was So Committed to 'The Narrative' She Failed Her Own Daughter

Everyone Is Leaving California VIP
California

Everyone Is Leaving California

The Last Stand of Rove, Cornyn, and the Establishment Frauds
GOP

The Last Stand of Rove, Cornyn, and the Establishment Frauds

Don't Trust the Polls, Republicans Will Outperform All of Them VIP
Republican Party

Don't Trust the Polls, Republicans Will Outperform All of Them

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How Are We Doing With the Midterms Seven Weeks Out?
Republican Party

How Are We Doing With the Midterms Seven Weeks Out?

Believe Them When They Tell You They Want You Dead VIP
Charlie Kirk

Believe Them When They Tell You They Want You Dead

Democrats Will Only Pour Fuel on the Affordability Crisis Fire VIP
Democrat Party

Democrats Will Only Pour Fuel on the Affordability Crisis Fire

Republicans Need to Stand for Something VIP
Republican Party

Republicans Need to Stand for Something

Don’t Believe the Hype About James Talarico
James Talarico

Don’t Believe the Hype About James Talarico

There's an Intellectual Debate Happening Among Conservatives VIP
Conservatism

There's an Intellectual Debate Happening Among Conservatives

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How 9/11 Changed Everything
9/11

How 9/11 Changed Everything

Our Biggest Problems Have the Easiest Solutions VIP
Crime

Our Biggest Problems Have the Easiest Solutions

When Accountability Fails VIP
Lindsay Clancy

When Accountability Fails

Is Redirecting Subsidies to Stay-At-Home Parents the Right Move? VIP
JD Vance

Is Redirecting Subsidies to Stay-At-Home Parents the Right Move?

You Can Fight Back Against the Regime Media
Media Bias

You Can Fight Back Against the Regime Media

What Is Wrong With These Women Supporting Lindsay Clancy? VIP
Lindsay Clancy

What Is Wrong With These Women Supporting Lindsay Clancy?

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All This 'Feelings' Nonsense Should Make You Feel Sick
Lindsay Clancy

All This 'Feelings' Nonsense Should Make You Feel Sick

Gen Z Won’t Listen, but We’ll Try Anyway VIP
Economy

Gen Z Won’t Listen, but We’ll Try Anyway

WaPo Proved Again This Week Why It's a Dying Newspaper VIP
Washington Post

WaPo Proved Again This Week Why It's a Dying Newspaper

The Washington Post Embarrasses Itself Trying to Embarrass Me
Kurt Schlichter

The Washington Post Embarrasses Itself Trying to Embarrass Me

Canada Deserves All the Trolling It Receives VIP
Canada

Canada Deserves All the Trolling It Receives

Republicans Are Being Shockingly Smart on Data Centers
Data Centers

Republicans Are Being Shockingly Smart on Data Centers

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Guess What the Left Is Blaming for the Fatal Flooding in Nepal VIP
Kurt Schlichter

Guess What the Left Is Blaming for the Fatal Flooding in Nepal

It’s Always Cute When Canada Thinks It Matters
Canada

It’s Always Cute When Canada Thinks It Matters

Get It Through Your Thick Heads, GOP: No Amnesty Ever VIP
Illegal Immigration

Get It Through Your Thick Heads, GOP: No Amnesty Ever

Have You Noticed the Victories Republicans Have Been Stacking Up Recently? VIP
Illegal Immigration

Have You Noticed the Victories Republicans Have Been Stacking Up Recently?

There Is Only One Trump VIP
Kurt Schlichter

There Is Only One Trump

What the Hell Is Wrong With Women?
Candace Owens

What the Hell Is Wrong With Women?

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Washington, D.C. Is Safe Again and That Makes Democrats Angry VIP
Washington

Washington, D.C. Is Safe Again and That Makes Democrats Angry

Good Riddance to John Cornyn and His Democrat Staffers
John Cornyn

Good Riddance to John Cornyn and His Democrat Staffers