Out here on the edge of the continent, where the force fields of respectability and convention run thin, we like to think of ourselves as progressive, in an undogmatic way. […]
Left and Right: Our Conservative Allies
Would someone please explain what is “conservative” about the Bush Administration? They claim that banner, yes; and critics obediently oblige. But look at what they do. Run up the deficit, […]
Conservative Commoners
About half a century ago, a prominent writer described automobiles as “mechanical Jacobins” for their disruptive effects on American life and mores. It was not a young Ralph Nader rehearsing […]
Market Boundaries and the Commons of a Conservative
For people whose work is the written word, reporters can be stunningly indifferent to what words actually mean. The word “conservative” is a prime example. We have today a President […]
The Free Market is Less Conservative Than You Think
Turbo-Capitalism: Winners and Losers in the Global Economy by Edward Luttwak Book Review The notion of a conservative critique of the market can jar the contemporary mind, a little like […]
What’s un-Christian about the Christian right
Much of the Christian Coalition’s political agenda conflicts with the true meaning of Christianity: self-sacrifice, helping those in need, and universal love. The group favors a $500 tax credit per […]