This has been one weird year. I’m not
even going to try writing any kind of comprehensive year-end roundup, mainly
because I would hardly know where to begin. The election of Donald Trump as the
45th President obviously sticks in everyone’s mind, both because it
is still so fresh and because it is perhaps the event that will most directly
affect us personally over the next few years. But there were others:
Republicans holding the Senate, against all odds; Brexit; the reemergence of
Anthony Weiner and the role he played in sinking the Clinton campaign…
And we don’t even have to get into
politics to find the craziness of the year. The Cavs’ NBA victory in the
spring; the Cubs’ first World Series title in over a century; the robberies, green pools,
and smashed records
that were the Rio Olympics…
And there were many notable deaths this
year, seemingly even more than in recent years. Two that stood out for me, from
two very different worlds, were Associate Justice Antonin Scalia and Carrie
Fisher. RIP.
This is perhaps the first year that can
also be used as an adjective. As in, “that’s so crazy” can now be written as
simply, “that’s so 2016.”
This was also, obviously, a big year for
The Conservatory. We launched in June as a political site without any name
recognition or outside support—but fortunately at a time when demand for
outside political analysis and opinion was near an all-time high. Now, six
months later, the site is growing, slowly but surely. Thank you to everyone who
takes just a few minutes out of their day to read an article or click on a
link.
The new year promises to be a big one in
terms of politics, and by extension a big one for The Conservatory. I hope to
continue offering the same kind of quality articles and opinion pieces on
political news of all sorts, as well as potentially increasing the number of
culture-related columns. But the site will remain, first and foremost, a home
for conservative thought and divergent opinions. I hope you’ll continue on that
journey with us.
Happy New Year.
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