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Jimmy Carter will almost certainly be remembered as a liberal lion. That reputation, however, stems from his post-presidential work with Habitat for Humanity and his role attempting to mediate peace in the Middle East and elsewhere. His affable manner and trademark smile contributed to that impression. But Carter's leading role was as president. Personal rebranding... Read More
Two blocks from my front door, there are two signs in a house window, “FASCIST SCUM YOUR TIME IS DONE,†“WHITE SUPREMACY IS TERRORISM.†Seeing them, my 71-year-old friend, Felix, snarled, “I feel like throwing a rock through that window! How dare he comes into this neighborhood and calls us Fascists!†Interesting, Felix’ immediate assumption... Read More
Last week the death of Harry V. Jaffa at age 96 was met by exuberant detailed tributes in sources extending from the New York Times and Washington Post to the major organs of the Murdoch media. Jaffa was hailed as an influential conservative theorist, the founder and driving force behind the heavily endowed Claremont Institute,... Read More
The people of Britain have spoken, and the Labour Party is back in power with a comfortable, if much diminished, majority of seats in Parliament. The leader of the Conservative Party has said he will step down, forcing the Tories to their fourth leadership election in eight years.* The victorious Labour Party got 36 percent... Read More
So where am I on this "crunchy conservative" business? I haven't a clue. See, I may be a naturalized American, but I still have those English genes (or is it memes? — but read on). One of the most English of mental characteristics is a deep resistance to large abstract theories about society and politics... Read More