populism

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Beck’s Moment

Will October 7, 2009

The interesting thing about Glenn Beck is that aside from being completely crazy, his substantive views on...

Prospects for Reclaiming Intellectual Conservatism

Prospects for Reclaiming Intellectual Conservatism

Will October 4, 2009

I read Steven Hayward’s article on intellectual conservatism with some interest, mainly because I thought Hayward –...

the unintended consequences of economic populism IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426205

the unintended consequences of economic populism

Erik Kain August 20, 2009

“POPULIST, n. A fossil patriot of the early agricultural period, found in the old red soapstone underlying...

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Derbyshire and the Happy Meal Conservatives

Erik Kain February 25, 2009

Much as their blind loyalty discredited the Right, perhaps the worst effect of Limbaugh et al. has...

David TC in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025Um, no. Literally none of what other people do is relevant to if a specific person committed a crime…
Dark Matter in reply to Dark Matter on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025This situation reminds me of the whole "U leaders don't deal with sex offenders" problem. The compli…
North in reply to Michael Cain on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointOh I agree; I noted as such in my original comment. But I can't help but notice that all the stories…
Dark Matter in reply to Michael Cain on From the NY Times: DOGE Savings “85 percent less than its objective”Military spending is roughly half of that $1.6T discretionary spending I think Musk didn't review th…
Michael Cain in reply to Dark Matter on From the NY Times: DOGE Savings “85 percent less than its objective”Do those numbers put DOD and military spending done by other parts of the government in discretionar…
Michael Cain in reply to North on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointTexas, and to a somewhat lesser extent Florida, build because they can sprawl. Where are the desirab…
Dark Matter on From the NY Times: DOGE Savings “85 percent less than its objective”All federal discretionary spending combined is $1.6T. This includes what most of us view as primary…
North in reply to Michael Cain on From Freddie de Boer: Abundance, Up To A PointThat is a fair critique to a very broad blanket statement but Florida and Texas are, iirc, the large…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/7/2025If it were still scientifically accurate, then maybe it would be. Or maybe we've become more accepti…
Jaybird in reply to KenB on Saturday Morning Gaming: Hollow KnightI am *EXCEPTIONALLY* irritated. I watched a youtube that said "fight them like *THIS*" and I went an…