Thomas Fleming (born 1945) is a traditionalist Catholic writer, former president of the Rockford Institute, and former editor of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture, a political commentary periodical, published monthly, and directed at a paleoconservative audience.
The Forbes Media Guide Five Hundred, 1994 states:
Part provocateur and part historian, Fleming persistently challenges the status quo.
Aggressively conservative, he presents exceptionally well-written and forceful arguments, placing his subjects in historical and theological contexts....
Exercising a rare command of language, Fleming passionately defends unpopular causes.
In taking a creative approach to his subjects, Fleming yields work that proves scholarly, readable, and provocative.