{"success":true,"data":{"id":"b2f656bd-a643-41e5-a712-d95ad9d339fa","title":"Making Crazy Horse: The Role of a Lifetime","summary":"Article Browser The carved face of Lakota warrior Crazy Horse standing 90 feet tall in the Black Hills of South Dakota.(Reuters) By Brian T. Allen 1 Comment Majestic art in the Badlands, a compelling vision, what a subject, what an artist When I visited Mount Rushmore a few days ago, I saw signs for...","content":"## Article Browser\n\n![](https://i0.wp.com/www.nationalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/crazy-horse.jpg?fit=789%2C460&ssl=1)The carved face of Lakota warrior Crazy Horse standing 90 feet tall in the Black Hills of South Dakota.(Reuters)\n\nBy [Brian T. Allen](https://www.nationalreview.com/author/brian-t-allen/)\n\n1 Comment\n\nMajestic art in the Badlands, a compelling vision, what a subject, what an artist\n\nWhen I visited Mount Rushmore a few days ago, I saw signs for Crazy Horse and, Vermont provincial that I am, believed that it was a town, though I gauzily remembered it was a monument, too. There is indeed one there, massive and majestic, unfinished but well advanced and moving forward and fast, about 15 miles southwest from Rushmore.\n\n\\[caption id=\"attachment\\_1998938\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2057\"\\]![](https://www.nationalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/crazy-horse-.jpg) The Ziolkowski design from the 1940s, still the goal, though the entablature ought to be ditched now.\\[/caption\\]\n\nUsually less is more, but sometimes more is stupendous, unreal, and wild. That’s the Crazy Horse sculpture. If completed as planned, the ![](https://www.nationalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/crazy-horse-3.jpg) ...\n\nContinue reading this article with an NRPLUS subscription.\n\nAll the access, half the price: join NRPLUS for $5/month\n\nShare1 Comment\n\n### The Latest\n\nTwo data points from this past week alone compel us to closely examine, once more, the role and reach of the Islamist organization.\n\nAndrew C. McCarthy\n\nA _Washington Post_ essay highlights an important concept but falls short.\n\nAlison Somin\n\nKeeping our global advantage in space requires that the U.S. open the door to innovation without time-consuming red tape.\n\nAndrew Follett\n\nTrying to revive widely unpopular ‘stolen election’ claims won’t make the job of Republicans any easier this fall.\n\nThe Editors\n\nEvictions are ‘violence’ now?\n\nCaroline Downey\n\nA provision in the Big Beautiful Bill defunding the abortion provider expired on July 4.\n\nKamden Mulder","source_name":"National Review","source_url":"https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/07/making-crazy-horse-the-role-of-a-lifetime/","url":"https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/07/making-crazy-horse-the-role-of-a-lifetime/","author":"Brian T. Allen","author_name":"Brian T. Allen","published_at":"2026-07-18T10:30:48.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-18T10:30:48.000Z","image_url":"https://i0.wp.com/www.nationalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/crazy-horse.jpg?fit=2057%2C1200&ssl=1","category":"politics","topic":"politics","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":2,"word_count":272,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot"}}