So many people calling out Trump for his lack of conservative cred. I don’t disagree with many points made and as I haven’t made up my mind who I will vote for (or if I will vote at all), I will listen to rational facts. However, I won’t be lectured to…
So many people calling out Trump for his lack of conservative cred. I don’t disagree with many points made and as I haven’t made up my mind who I will vote for (or if I will vote at all), I will listen to rational facts. However, I won’t be lectured to…
So many people calling out Trump for his lack of conservative cred. I don’t disagree with many points made and as I haven’t made up my mind who I will vote for (or if I will vote at all), I will listen to rational facts. However, I won’t be lectured to…
Original Post: Trump: The final nail in the conservative coffin?.
So many battles are fought in war and in civilian life, and nothing is gained by their victory. Every battle we fight will result in a gain for us or we will not fight . . . There is no great gain in merely being right. To be right about some unimportant subject is not…
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Original Post: Why Welfare Reform Must Continue.
I can’t believe I missed this. It’s the story of Marienthal Austria. Marienthal was a town in Austria that thrived thanks to a single employer. When the flax mill went out of business in 1932, Marienthal’s population became mostly unemployed. Thanks to Austria’s liberal unemployment programs that replaced up to 90 percent of income, no one…
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Original Post: Why poverty is a conservative issue.
Oh but now old friends they’re acting strange, They shake their heads, they say I’ve changed Well something’s lost, but something’s gained In living every day. –Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now I’ve looked at poor from both sides now. I get a lot of grief for pushing poverty solutions. And service. Many conservatives believe Mitt Romney…
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Original Post: Same-Sex Marriage Is a Tax Problem.
Why is government involved in marriage at all? Taxes. Brian Bollmann makes an excellent point about same-sex marriage. Brian points out in this post that marriage is not a matter for government; contract law is. Government’s only concern in the case of a marriage is with its contractual implications: At some point in the short…
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Original Post: We Were Once the Party of Ideas and Optimism.
On my desk is a book titled “Grinning With the Gipper.” It’s 117 pages of Ronald Reagan’s humor. Think of that. A US president who could fill a book with jokes. My cursory review shows that about 60 percent of the jokes are on Reagan himself. And another 20 percent are on Republicans. Ronald Reagan…
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Original Post: Why Smart Phones Are More Popular Than the Tea Party.
Does it bother you that people would give up essential freedoms before they’d give up their iPhone? While 26 percent of Americans report that they can’t live without their smartphone, only 20 percent of Americans say they can’t live without sex, according to this infographic compiled by FinancesOnline.com, a personal finance website. Seriously. It should bother…
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Original Post: How to Sell Conservative Principles.
If you’re still asking “why bother?” read this. If you still believe conservatism is an economic theory, read this. If you’re ready to by providing every America with the dignity of meaningful work and the freedom to pursue happiness, watch this video. It’s Simon Sinek’s TEDx talk about his then-new book, Start With Why, and…
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Original Post: America Has a Job To Do.
We believe that meaningful work dignifies and enriches human lives. The more workers engaged in meaningful work, the better our country becomes. The opposite of work is not idleness but dependency, and dependency degrades human lives. Those undeniable truths are why we shudder when we read the latest jobs report. Here is a sample of…
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Original Post: Do You Really Want Your Principles to Win?.
[I]n a democratic system, the minority is by definition the opposition. Their de facto position is fighting against the ideas of the other side. Political minorities fight against something that’s more powerful than they are. And over time, their entire self-identity can become utterly reliant on acting like the principled underdog. –Arthur C Brooks, The Conservative Heart My developmental psychology…
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Original Post: Why Bother?.
We yearn for civic character but satisfy ourselves with symbolic gestures and celebrity circuses. We perceive no greatness in our leaders, a new meanness in ourselves. Small wonder that each new election brings a new jolt, its aftermath a new disappointment. — Neil Howe & William Strauss, The Fourth Turning Why bother? So many say…
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