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Getting Government And The Economy Wrong
When Rick Perlstein, a senior fellow at the Campaign for America’s Future, wanted to offer an example of how conservatives have gotten government wrong, he talked about chickens. These are chickens that are carrying a chemical that is used to make plastic forks and...
Failure of Conservatism: Getting The World Wrong
Robert L. Borosage launched the Failure of Conservatism conference at the National Press Conference on Thursday with a broad indictment of the conservative movement and with a cautionary note for progressives: “Ideas have consequences.” Borosage, the co-director of...
The Gipper Won't Win This One
This article first appeared in the Chicago Tribune. As Republican contenders for the presidential nomination gather for their first debate Thursday night at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, they are caught between a rock and a hard place. The vast...
Failing Conservatives Flail About
Today is the Failure of Conservatism Conference, hosted by Campaign for America’s Future and The American Prospect, which will seek to make the case that “the failures of the Bush administration—from Katrina to Iraq—are more than a matter of incompetence and cronyism....
Failing Conservatives Flail About
Today is the Failure of Conservatism Conference , hosted by Campaign for America’s Future and The American Prospect , which will seek to make the case that “the failures of the Bush administration—from Katrina to Iraq—are more than...
Memories of Maria Leavey
Over at the Take Back America 2007 blog, I shared my experience being helped by the extraordinary Maria Leavey, as nominations are being accepted through May 6 for the new Maria Leavey Tribute Award. Hopefully it will inspire you to nominate someone you know doing...
The Conservatives' Secular Problem: Global Warming
Getting responsible about global warming is another way to speak to the concerns of secular voters (not to mention the religious voters who make up the Creation Care movement). And some conservatives are trying to shake their irresponsible, anti-green reputation (with...
The Conservatives' Secular Problem: Lovin' Low Wages
The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol (part of Thursday's Big Con Face-Off, RSVP now!) today published online this from Irwin Stelzer, warning fellow conservatives of horrible developments ahead: ...part of the Democratic party's tilt in favor of "the little guy," [is]...
The Conservatives' Secular Problem: Rudy's Got It
Theoretically, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is the sort of candidate that can help conservatives address their secular problem. With his record supporting reproductive freedom and equality for gays, he'd be hard to peg as trying to impose his religious...
The Conservatives' Secular Problem: How're They Doin'?
With our Failure of Conservatism Conference coming up on Thursday, it's a good time to check in on the conservatives' "Secular Problem." You may recall that during this year's Conservative Political Action Conference, I set out to determine if conservatives understood...
