I no longer have any clear idea what, exactly, the modern conservative movement stands for. Eight years of “conservative” government has brought us a doubled national debt, ruinous expansion of entitlement programs, bridges to nowhere, poster boy Jack Abramoff and an ill-premised, ill-waged war conducted by politicians of breathtaking arrogance. As a sideshow, it brought [...]

Apparently, pro-life voters are also decamping.

Since one of my professors suggested in a lecture on the future of conservatism a few months ago that Barack Obama might win over many conservatives who traditionally considered themselves Republicans, I have been on the lookout for indications whether or not this could be the case, but many people on the right still seem [...]

she bears more grudges than lonely high court judges. (Thanks, Morrissey, quoting you is always a pleasure.)

I must admit that the favorable reviews Palin’s debate performance got truly shocked me. Since when is coming off as likeable, something I can’t agree on btw, and not making any major grammatical mistakes enough to qualify for an important political position? (Oh yes, I know, Andrew Jackson couldn’t even write properly. But I thought [...]

Point proven.

Apparently, the Bush administration is up to something again. Traditionally, conservatism used to denounce centralization of power and placing a lot of it in a few or even only one hand and I understand that Bush & Co. think of themselves as conservatives. Mistrust in a person’s ability to handle an enormous amount of power [...]