Anthony "Tony" Dolan, R.I.P.

Anthony "Tony" Dolan was an enduring fixture in the Republican Party

and the conservative movement. Born in 1948, he was a most enthusiastic

volunteer for the Goldwater campaign at just sixteen years of age, and 

later went to Yale. 

In 1970 he became the deputy press secretary on the James L. Buckley 

Senate campaign. Yes, THAT James L. Buckley, brother of William F.

Buckley Jr., the godfather of modern conservativism. Later working 

for the Stamford Advocate, Dolan won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting 

on municipal corruption. As chief speechwriter for President Ronald

Reagan he was the one who called the Soviet Union an "evil empire",

and Reagan did same in a rather famous speech. Dolan also did some

work in the George W. Bush and Donald J. Trump administrations.

Dolan even wrote and recorded folk songs; who says that folk songs

can only be written and sung by lefties? 

All this is but a part of Tony Dolan's legacy. He has left this world 

at the age of 76. R.I.P.

MEM

The Peasant Returns

Now that I'm back from my annual Irish holiday 

(attending the Milwaukee Irish Fest) we shall re-

commence our perusal and examination of the 

political news stories. I had such a grand time 

getting together with old friends, some whom I 

haven't seen in one, two, more years. Sadly, some 

have passed on; among the fallen were fellow 

members of the Milwaukee Irish Fest Song Circle

which your musical Peasant had belonged to for

many years. Still others weren't able to attend 

due to poor health, one of them a fine singer,

songwriter/arranger, and musician who appeared 

at our Irish Fest in years past with a wonderful 

band which played Irish music with a rockin' 

beat and volume as well as rock music with an 

Irish brogue. Get well soon, Jim Kiley! My other

ailing friends as well! 

The weather was decidedly undecided, as throughout

most of the festival it vacillated between sun, wind, 

and rain, warm and cool, humid and airy. Luckily 

your diligent Peasant planned ahead, having brought 

my umbrella with me; perhaps I should have brought 

my mac along, too. 

However, with all the wonderful and wonderous music,

all the good food and drink, all the historical exhibits,

all the friends present, and all the lovely Irish breeds of

dogs going through their paces and also taking time to

enjoy human attention from their loving owners and 

from festival attendees, there was so much to take in 

and to enjoy. And your joyful Peasant enjoyed it to 

the fullest! 

And now, down to business.

MEM

It's My Irish Holiday Time Again!

Folks, it's time once again for The Peasant's Irish holiday.

Your red white and blue and also green Peasant will be off 

during the week of the Milwaukee Irish Fest (August 14 - 17).

So no blog article for this week, but we'll get back to business

the following week! 

I'll share with you about the fest on my return. And we'll pore

over the political and economic news of the day as always!

See you then!

MEM

How Will the World End?

From the August 2025 issue of National Review:

"Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ICE."

The Peasant says that the world will end in ICE for illegal aliens

who immigrated to the U.S. bringing their criminal pasts and 

criminal activities with them. As well it should be so!

MEM