Posted on February 9th, 2012 by Matthew Feeney
Yesterday I attended a debate hosted by the American Enterprise Institute and the America’s Future Foundation with the timely named motion, “Are Libertarians Part of the Conservative Movement?” Speaking for the case that libertarianism is a distinct political philosophy from conservatism was Matt Welch, editor in chief at Reason. Speaking for the case that libertarians [...]
Filed under: Conservatism, Culture, Economics, libertarianism, Politics
Posted on February 8th, 2012 by Matthew Feeney
Readers of The American Conservative might be interested to hear that we will be at this year’s CPAC. Some of our staff will be at booth 1915 with subscription information and copies of this month’s magazine, as well as some past issues — plus exclusive TAC pens and notepads. Some events of note sponsored by [...]
Filed under: Conservatism, Events, Magazines, Politics, Uncategorized
Posted on February 8th, 2012 by Daniel McCarthy
Not by a long shot, but the Pennsylvania ex-senator’s victories in Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado yesterday attest to the enduring strength of Buchanan’s formula: combine social conservatives with a blue-collar economic program, and you have a force that can threaten the establishment. Unfortunately for voters, Santorum isn’t really a break with the country-club set; as [...]
Filed under: Election, Politics
Posted on February 7th, 2012 by Matthew Feeney
The European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes has told a Dutch newspaper that the Euro would survive a Greek exit from the currency. The announcement comes during a strike endorsed by two of Greek’s largest public sector unions. The Greek government has been seeking foreign investment and additional funds from the IMF, EU and the ECB. [...]
Filed under: Economics, Europe, Politics, World
Posted on February 7th, 2012 by Jordan Bloom
Reason TV has a fine interview today with Sen. Jim DeMint, in which he talks about the relationship between fiscal and social conservatism and how Republicans could benefit from embracing more libertarian ideas. He remarked recently that the GOP presidential nominee would be unwise to alienate the Ron Paul contingent.
Filed under: Conservatism, Politics, Tea Party, Tea Party
Posted on February 6th, 2012 by Matthew Feeney
Today the President signed an executive order freezing all Iranian government assets held or traded in the U.S. This order is the latest in a series of sanctions that have been placed on Iran by the European community and the U.S. The new sanctions include blocks on the Iranian central bank. The move comes quickly [...]
Filed under: Economics, Foreign policy, Politics, World
Posted on February 4th, 2012 by Paul Gottfried
Allow me to vent an old complaint. It’s something that I can’t get off my chest, although I have written about it many times. Every time I hear a politician utter the word “values,” I throw my shoe at the TV. I throw both shoes at the screen when I hear the term “family values.” [...]
Filed under: Politics
Posted on February 2nd, 2012 by Patrick J. Buchanan
After his fourth-place showing in Florida, Ron Paul, by then in Nevada, told supporters he had been advised by friends that he would do better if only he dumped his foreign policy views, which have been derided as isolationism. Not going to do it, said Dr. Paul to cheers. And why should he? Observing developments [...]
Filed under: Foreign policy, Politics, War
Posted on February 2nd, 2012 by Matthew Feeney
It was reported today that Greece needs an extra 15 billion euros in order to bring its debt down to a workable level. Greece is currently in negotiations with private investors, which could end in a deal that could reduce the Greek debt burden by up to 100 billion euros. It was hoped that a [...]
Filed under: Economics, Europe, Politics, World
Posted on February 1st, 2012 by Clark Stooksbury
Nick Gillespie should use great care when tipping his hat to hack extraordinaire Glenn Reynolds. Gillespie and Reynolds both think they have caught Elizabeth Warren claiming to not be wealthy based on a clip posted at Buzzfeed. Gillespie employs his wry wit to declaim that “Buzzfeed reports that Warren, like Marie Antoinette and Bruce Springsteen, only [...]
Filed under: Conservatism, libertarianism, Politics
