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The Case for Conservatism (vs. Libertarianism)
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyAnyone who attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last weekend knows that, although Republicans won big in November, the conservative movement is still facing an identity crisis. There are many facets to this, but one way of looking at it is to say that libertarian ideas are encroaching on conservatism. Of course, social conservatism -- which I would argue is an implicit component of traditional conservatism (though many Christian conservatives in America were politically dormant prior to the 1970s) -- has been, perhaps, the most vulnerable victim of the political ...
When 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Meets Religious Liberty
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyI've recently authored several posts discussing how social conservatives seem to have lost the gay issue but have won on the life issue. There are many reasons for this, but one, I think, has to do with who the perceived "victim" is. Regarding gay rights, the obvious victim is the person who can't marry the person they love -- or serve their country openly in the military. (The argument that a gay person getting married somehow hurts my marriage is so absurd that it has always struck me as merely a straw man.) Conversely, on the abortion issue, the life of a baby (especially in an era of ...
Podcast: Benjamin Wiker on '10 Books That Screwed Up the World'
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyBenjamin Wiker, Ph.D., the author of "10 Books That Screwed Up the World," joined us on today's podcast. If ideas have consequences, then bad ideas have bad consequences, and that's the premise of our discussion. (Wiker, of course, does not believe in burning bad books; he believes in reading them!) Wiker's list of destructive books includes works by Marx and Engels, Darwin, and Nietzche -- but our discussion focused primarily on Rousseau, Hobbes, and Machiavelli. Wiker tells me the ideas advanced by Rousseau gave the world the French Revolution, Karl Marx, and a rationale for sexual ...
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