Conservatism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Between Arrogance and Despair
The politics of 2015 reflect the differing moods of liberals and conservatives. Liberals are frustrated at the…
Assembling An American Majority
Liberals are confident that they own the future, but conservatives have a chance to shape a better…
Kim Davis and the Mess She’s In
Once upon a time I was a sworn officer of the State of Kansas, occupying a statutory…
Scott Walker and the Bubble
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s transition from state to federal politics has been bumpy, but it is indicative…
An Epistolary Romp through Catholicism
In 2003, Elizabeth Maguire, publisher of Basic Books, made a proposal: I should write Letters to a…
Why Is Religious Freedom At Risk?
In recent political memory, religious liberty was a value that brought together conservatives, libertarians, and progressives. As…
A Campaign That is Lost Every Day
Many conservatives feel like they are living in a country they no longer understand and that does…
On Retreat
David Mills, inspired by a Facebook post from Robby George, has exhorted mostly unnamed proponents of the…
Conservatives and Low-Skilled Workers
People in the Republican establishment have been suggesting that conservatives can either try to appeal to working-class…
Conservative Con Artistry
A breach has opened between the Republican party’s business interests and the party’s activists. It has always…
Opportunity and Incentives
President Obama’s recent actions to effectively exempt millions of unauthorized immigrants from deportation and to issue them…
Conservative Populism and the Cory Gardner Problem
A funny thing happened when Cory Gardner, the senator-elect from Colorado, went on Fox News Sunday: He…
Social Liberal Hubris
Mark Udall’s senatorial defeat might have been the sweetest victory for social conservatism on Tuesday. He organized…
What the Midterms Mean for Social Conservatives
I’m never more of a partisan than on election night. All my misgivings about the Republican Party…
The Dominican Option
There’s been a long conversation in America about the degree to which Catholic Christianity is compatible with…
