The American Spectator has remained a steadfast pillar of conservative thought and independent journalism. Founded in 1924 by George Jean Nathan and Truman Newberry at McSorley’s Old Ale House, the magazine started as a literary publication but quickly evolved into a stronghold of political commentary and cultural analysis. Throughout its long history, it has been committed to free speech, economic freedom, and limited government, standing in opposition to the increasing centralization of power in Washington and the mainstream media’s ideological conformity.