O’Sullivan’s First Law

O'Sullivan’s First Law describes the drift of many politicians, leaders, and organizations. It was first coined by John O'Sullivan in 1989.

It states that "All organizations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing."

Examples

• The Drudge Report's leftward shift. To some extent, also to that of Fox News
• Compromising Christian colleges, including Wheaton College, that first compromised on Biblical inerrancy and evolution, then increasingly on other issues (such as homosexuality, feminism, and Islam)
• The many token conservatives who originally held conservative positions but shifted sharply to the Left
• European establishment conservatives, who eventually shifted sharply to the Left, supporting Europhile, pro-mass migration, and anti-Christian policies
• The Conservative Political Action Conference's leftward drift, marginalizing social conservatives and pro-gun activists, among other conservatives, while caving to the homosexual agenda

See also

• Liberal infiltration