How to Survive Liberal Thanksgiving, by Peter Van Buren
‘Moses’ and Michelangelo, by Brad Miner
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Buckley at 100: Catholicism, Communism, and Conservatism, by Clark S. Judge
November 24, 2025
A table full of food including a turkey turkey. By alrasyiqin. Freepik
By Peter Van Buren, The American Conservative, Nov 24, 2025
Peter Van Buren is the author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, Hooper’s War: A Novel of WWII Japan, and Ghosts of Tom Joad: A Story of the 99 Percent.
This year, Thanksgiving is ours.
It all starts with a text: “Can’t wait to see everyone for Thanksgiving! Let’s be civil this year!” You remember last year, when someone “accidentally” sent your MAGA cap down the disposal. You know the text was not intended for your cousin who livestreams her dietary needs (“I guess no one remembers—again—I’m vegan.”) The text was aimed squarely at you, the family’s only conservative.
Every November families across America who haven’t spoken to each other since last Thanksgiving gather everyone under one roof. You may think this is about cranberries and gravy, but really it’s about not talking politics while everyone wants to, as if a political ceasefire and a political battlefield decided to have a baby. The other 364 days a year the country is divided. Today, it is grandma’s table that is divided, the one with ailing Grandpa Joe who only gets about half the jokes on The Daily Show anymore and Aunt Lisa, who brought the Jello salad in an NPR tote bag. …
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