And now, the Economist’s post-mortem: Republicanism’s anti-intellectual turn is devastating for its future. The party’s electoral success from 1980 onwards was driven by its ability to link brains with brawn. The conservative intelligentsia not only helped to craft a message that resonated with working-class Democrats, a message that emphasised entrepreneurialism, law and order, and American… Continue reading
Question for zealous proponents of ESCR. Why are you still talking about it like it’s the only answer? This sounds much more promising than we were hearing even just a few years ago. At long last, the glint in a researcher’s eye has been turned into a significant advance in the clinic. Forget all the… Continue reading
Jay Fitzgerald points to this excellent summation of what went wrong with conservatism. Back in the ’70s, conservative intellectuals loved to talk about “radical chic,” the well-known tendency of educated, often wealthy liberals to project their political fantasies onto brutal revolutionaries and street thugs, and romanticize their “struggles.” But “populist chic” is just the inversion… Continue reading
Great to see them all again…. Hat tip: John Wilkins.
Andrew Sullivan is having some fun making sport of National Review’s tacky predilection for annual cruises. I don’t blame him. Honestly. Perhaps while the blessed WFB was still alive and up for this sort of thing, given his affection for all things nautical, maybe it made sense. But really. If it’s time for conservative journals… Continue reading