Posts Tagged ‘William F. Buckley’

Saturday, February 12th, 2011 at 11:28am

Why I Like Mitch Daniels

Purity in martyrdom is for suicide bombers.  King Pyrrhus is remembered, but his nation disappeared.  Winston Churchill set aside his lifetime loathing of Communism in order to fight World War II.  Challenged as a hypocrite, he said that when the safety of Britain was at stake, his “conscience became a good girl.”  We are at such a moment.  I for one have no interest in standing in the wreckage of our Republic saying “I told you so” or “You should’ve done it my way.”

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, speaking at the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)

I like Mitch Daniels for a variety of reasons including his laser beam focus on the national debt and  his suggestion that we’re…

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 7:23pm

National Review Institute (NRI) Washington Fellows

Recently, I found out that I was accepted into the National Review Institute’s Washington Fellows Program–a year-long program dedicated to the study of the history of the modern conservative movement.  It is truly humbling to be affiliated with the Institute that William F. Buckley, Jr. founded in 1991 to advance conservatism in the United States. For a conservative such as myself, it’s tantamount to being knighted (or at least that’s how I view it).  There are a total of 25 Fellows in the 2010 class and it’s an honor to be listed among such a talented and distinguished group of conservative thinkers.  You can learn about the 2010 Washington Fellows here.

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at 12:26pm

Conservative Renaissance Man: An Interview with Charles Krauthammer

Posted by Tom Skypek in Conservatism, Media

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 is filled with hollow talking heads who do little more than regurgitate liberal and conservative talking points–both sides are guilty of this.  You know, they’re the ones on TV with labels like “Democratic Strategist.”  Hosts, like Keith Olbermann, are the worst.  So insecure is Keith Olbermann in his ability to debate that he never has guests with opposing views on his program.  Krauthammer’s ability to provide valuable…

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