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Conservative Mounts Challenge to Specter
Conservative Republican Pat Toomey announced Wednesday his campaign to unseat moderate Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Arlen Specter, setting up an early battle over the GOP’s direction under President Barack Obama. Continue reading
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The Tories Are No Example for the GOP
Britain’s Conservative Party leader David Cameron, we are told, has crafted a “modern conservatism” which is well past all that Thatcherite talk of free markets, tax cuts and individual freedom. This conservatism is caring and recognizes the role of government; it connects with citizens and worries about day care and global warming. If only the GOP would emulate its British cousins, so the argument goes, it might forge that lasting conservative majority. American conservatives: Don’t be fooled. Continue reading
Marriage: A Hill to Die On
Back in the 1970s, William F. Buckley Jr. was invited to debate feminist author Germaine Greer at the Oxford Union, but found that he and Greer were unable to agree on the wording of the resolution to be debated. After a long exchange of trans-Atlantic telegrams, Buckley in exasperation cabled his final proposal: “Resolved: Give ‘em an inch, they’ll take a mile.” Continue reading
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Even if one rejects the characterization of Limbaugh and other talk stars as “carny barkers,” one must acknowledge that there are non-liberals who cannot be reached by the current roster of radio raconteurs. The Limbaugh/Hannity/Ingraham/Levin/Savage style just isn’t for everybody. Continue reading
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Bush Estrangement Syndrome
by D.R. Tucker The argument that President Bush “kept the country safe after 9/11” has been made numerous times in conservative circles in the final days of his Presidency. That doesn’t make the argument any less absurd.
Center? What Center?
The center is never a fixed position to move toward. By James G. Gimpel In the battle to shape the future of the Republican party, many have suggested a move to the center.
