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Category Archives: Conservatives
Why Have Conservative Pundits Fallen In Behind Trump?
The New Yorker: Since the election, though, few, if any, blog posts or articles have appeared in the main conservative outlets straightforwardly arguing, conceding, or lamenting that the election of this unfit demagogue is a bad thing. This man they’d … Continue reading
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Paul Gottfried and John Derbyshire on the future of American conservatism
Joseph Cotto writes in 2014: What impact has political correctness had on the modern conservative movement? “Poisonous,” Derbyshire states. “It has been the Cultural Marxists’ most brilliant strategy — a judo move, making key conservative virtues work against conservative group … Continue reading
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‘Rod Dreher reacts to Charles Murray’s snobby libertarian dismissal of Trump’
Rod Dreher writes: This is the thing that drives me nuts about libertarians. It is a philosophy that works for people who have a significant degree of self-control, or who at least have internalized a social ethic of self-control. That … Continue reading
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What Have Conservatives Conserved?
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Conservatism Failed
Vox Day writes: I don’t know who “Publius Decius Mus” is, except in the Samnite War sense, but this is the best article I have ever read at the Claremont Institute. It very clearly makes the case for the need … Continue reading
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William F. Buckley – A John Lennon For Conservatives
Steve Sailer writes: Buckley didn’t age particularly well. None of us do, but he had been such a spectacular figure of boyishness during the youth-obsessed late 1960s that the inevitable tolls of aging took a particular toll on him. So … Continue reading
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WP Asks The Important Question: ‘A lot of conservative pundits have hitched their stars to Donald Trump. What if he loses?’
Callum Borchers writes for the Washington Post: In future elections, Republicans seeking office will have to answer an important question: Where did you stand on Donald Trump? Some seem acutely aware of this looming litmus test and are riding the … Continue reading
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WSJ: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Donald J. Trump’s running mate, gained renown as a social and fiscal conservative whose policy positions have at times drawn him into national debates.
Dennis Prager shared this WSJ article on his Facebook wall, drawing the following comments: * Janet Twaddle Carpenter Pence is the ONLY positive thing about Trump. Wish pence would muzzle Trump and tie his hands, lock him in an empty … Continue reading
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Ross Douthat Sanitizes Alt-Right Ideas For His New York Times Column
Richard Spencer tweets: * For a long time, Douthat has been lifting, and sanitizing, #altright, HBD, and paleo ideas for his columns. * Buckley didn’t capture the conservatives for neos. He created a terrible movement, which was taken over partially … Continue reading
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The Right: Home of the Domesticated Intellectual
Robert Weissberg writes: These are unusual political times but especially bizarre is the treatment of Donald Trump in many of today’s “conservative” magazines. I have not read them all, but of the three I do follow—The National Review, The Weekly … Continue reading
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