thoughts following the 2019 h.l. mencken club conference

The twelfth annual gathering of the H. L. Mencken Club was by all accounts a rousing success; and we look forward to holding another meeting next year that will provide as much food for thought, stimulating conversation, and elegant dining. Although Conservatism, Inc. has never included us among its friends, we nonetheless have no trouble attracting first-rate speakers. Perhaps even more importantly, we have shown remarkable staying power; and we are likely to be around for a long time.

As the leading forum of the Independent Right, the Mencken Club offers a home to those who wish to hold open discussion free of the millstone of political correctness. While mainstream conservatives fret about offending the Left, we gladly take on hard questions. The Mencken Club has no PC litmus tests for those who wish to join us. We welcome people from diverse backgrounds with differing opinions, and we encourage debate from many perspectives. Unlike others, we thrive on debate and seek to de-platform no one. The club prides itself on its capacity to represent a broad spectrum of opinion on the Right that is rarely addressed elsewhere.