Conservatives Should Know What They’re Conserving
Conservatives need to address two questions: What is it that we want to conserve, and how, exactly, do we get there?
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A Fantastic Week for Conservatives
There are reasons for both parties to be upset with the Supreme Court this week, but plenty of reasons for conservatives to be happy.
New Conservatives: Do You Want Vengeance, Or A Solution?
New Conservatives need a practical vision of what they want to achieve with bureaucracies, and to stop bashing public service.
Don’t Be a “Kids These Days” Conservative
We conservatives now have a young person problem of at least two generations – millennials and Zers – where the old system does not seem to be working.
The Careening Cars and Multiple Nostalgias of Conservatives
“What do conservatives want to conserve?” An old election video may provide some answers – and more questions.
Conservatives, The Language of ‘Culture War,’ and the Lessons of Counterinsurgency Theory
Developing virtues should be a prerequisite to political engagement and are vastly more important than jumping into any ‘culture war’ battle
Letter to a Young Conservative
“You recently asked me what it is conservatives conserve and more importantly – what it is conservatives have to offer people like you.”
The “Young Conservative Problem” is Current Conservatives’ Fault
The most influential force on young people deciding on whether or not to be conservative is the behavior of current conservatives.
Linky Friday: Oh, What Fresh Hell Is This Edition
The Ordinary Times tradition of discussing stories from across the internet and around the world, plus the week that was in case you missed anything
Social Constructionism For Conservatives
To say that something is socially constructed means, at least, that our social practices play a role in determining the content of some of our concepts
The Conservative Movement Shouldn’t Embrace Unions
Encouraging the flourishing of the individual is the best way to encourage honest, fulfilling work. That doesn’t mean supporting labor.
Pity Parler
These former Twitter brands have found an audience receptive to their bloviating on Parler. Wonderful. And also, how boring.
Harsh Your Mellow Monday: Hold ’em and Fold ’em Edition
Harsh Your Mellow Monday on the also-rans, Mike Bloomberg annoys America, the joke of “fiscal responsibility” in Government, & what we got right/wrong
UK Elections: The Limits of Comparisons
Slow your roll on drawing sweeping parallels between UK elections and in-progress 2020 elections in America. Things that are different are not the same.
Boris Johnson set to win a clear majority in U.K. election, exit poll suggests
Boris Johnson set to win a clear majority in U.K. election
CNN Climate Emergency Town Hall: Never Let A Crisis Go to Waste
In a seven-hour long candidate-by-candidate marathon on CNN, the Democratic candidates for President shared their policy proposals.
A New Group Puts “Principles First.”
This isn’t a movement about one particular party, it’s a more practical movement seeking solutions to the problems facing our country.
The Gig Is Up
Sohrab Ahmari is mad as hell and he is not going to take it anymore. He is shocked, shocked that drag queens read stories to children at public libraries.
A Polish Joke
The whole point was to see myself through other eyes, note the differences in perception, and try to understand where they come from.
Brexit Most Messy
UK PM Theresa May released a video this morning from 10 Downing Street, as her situation becomes as shaky as the camera work in her impromptu message.
