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Category Archives: Conservatism

Conservatives Are Nicer People

This article from Saturday’s London Daily Mail somewhat confirmed something I have been pondering over the past few weeks.
Don’t listen to the liberals - Right-wingers really are nicer people, latest research shows | Mail Online
George Orwell once wrote that politics was closely related to social identity. ‘One sometimes gets the impression,’ he wrote in The [...]

I Prefer the Soil

We have too many American leaders today trying to sell us on the notion that America is merely an idea that can be easily transplanted to any place on earth. The concept has always bothered me a lot. It diminishes the efforts of those who came before us.
Some appear to want everyone to [...]

What Reagan Means to Me

There was a post at RedState in which a new member questioned why so many discussions refer to Ronald Reagan. She wanted to know, since she was too young during his time, what it is that conservatives keep gravitating toward twenty years after he left office.
I replied:
What Reagan Means to Me
I have a personal [...]

America’s Birthday vs. The Nothingness of Progressivism

Happy Birthday America!
I’ll be the first to admit that I have less than zero tolerance for those who champion causes under the banner of “progressivism.” I’ve never been able to get beyond the absurdity inherent in people who insist we would all be better off if Americans had no reverence for our past; [...]

George Will on Conservatism

I like George Will. But sometimes it bothers me that he is become, almost, the only cogent and expressive voice with an understanding of traditional conservatism.  I suppose sometimes that’s a good thing.  I think it is with his latest Op Ed piece:
RealClearPolitics - Articles - The Case for Conservatism
Conservatism is realism, about human nature [...]