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Oct
27
2009

Conservative Renaissance Man: An Interview with Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer is a modern-day renaissance man who has worn many hats and enjoyed tremendous success first as a psychiatrist, then journalist, international relations theorist, and now a commentator.  With the passing of William F. Buckley and Samuel Huntington last year, Krauthammer is arguably the finest conservative thinker around (Newt Gingrich certainly deserves honorable mention).  Cable news [...]

Mar
18
2009

Berkowitz and Constitutional Conservatism

Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution has an outstanding essay in the latest edition of Policy Review.  This is a must-read for students of conservative thought.  Berkowitz does a brilliant job of merging the core principles of conservatism with the tactical electoral realities conservatives now face.  His analysis of the “social” and ”libertarian” conservative split is also interesting as is his [...]