Whois & Analysis for nationalreview.com

National Review (NR) is a semi-monthly magazine founded by author William F. Buckley Jr. in 1955.

Although the print version of the magazine is available online to subscribers, the free content on the website is essentially a separate publication under different editorial direction.

The online version, National Review Online, describes itself as "America's most widely read and influential magazine and web site for conservative news, commentary, and opinion.".

Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes retaining traditional social institutions in the context of culture and civilization.

Conservatives seek to preserve institutions like religion, monarchy and the social hierarchy as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while the more extreme elements called reactionaries oppose Modernism and seek a return to "the way things were".

The first established use of the term in a political context originated with François-René de Chateaubriand in 1818, during the period of Bourbon restoration that sought to roll back the policies of the French Revolution.

The term, historically associated with right-wing politics, has since been used to describe a wide range of views.

News is information about current events.

Journalists provide news through many different media, based on word of mouth, printing, postal systems, broadcasting, electronic communication, and also on their own testimony, as witnesses of relevant events.

Criticism is the practice of judging the merits and faults of something.

The judger is called a critic.

In general, an opinion is a judgment, viewpoint, or statement that is not conclusive.

It may deal with subjective matters in which there is no conclusive finding.

What distinguishes fact from opinion is that facts are more likely to be verifiable, i.e. can be agreed to by the consensus of experts.

An example is: "United States of America was involved in the Vietnam War" versus "United States of America was right to get involved in the Vietnam War".

An opinion may be supported by facts and principles, in which case it becomes an argument.

Different people may draw opposing conclusions (opinions) even if they agree on the same set of facts.

Opinions rarely change without new arguments being presented.

It can be reasoned that one opinion is better supported by the facts than another by analyzing the supporting arguments.

In casual use, the term opinion may be the result of a person's perspective, understanding, particular feelings, beliefs, and desires.