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 [...]
Oct
27
2009
27
2009
Mar
18
2009
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 [...]
Aug
31
2008
31
2008
A Win for Conservatism
The most important thing McCain’s choice of Palin does, first and foremost, is put conservatism back in the lead as the guiding governing ideology of the Republican Party. With the selection of McCain as the nominee (and, as most of you know, he was my second choice) many were worried that conservatism was being relegated [...]