A Conservative’s Case for Moderation
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 16th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
A Conservative’s Case for Moderation
Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics
Recently William Kristol, a pillar of Washington’s Republican establishment, issued a call to arms, admonishing conservatives to abandon their “calm, cool, and collected affect” and to passionately reject Democratic Party leadership. Kristol was speaking for many in the conservative movement. Driven by the fear that every political compromise brings the country one step closer to the defeat of the idea of limited constitutional government at home and the ruinous erosion of America’s ability to defend itself abroad, conservatives have taken to equating political…
The Revolt of the Wingers in British and American Politics
Michael Barone, RealClearPolitics
In recent times, British and American politics have often flowed in parallel currents. Margaret Thatcher’s election as prime minister in 1979 was followed by Ronald Reagan’s election as president in 1980. As Charles Moore notes in his biography of Thatcher, the two worked together, albeit with some friction, reversing the tide of statism at home and ending the Soviet empire abroad. They seemed to establish British Conservatives and American Republicans as their nation’s natural ruling parties. In time, Democrats and Labour responded. Bill Clinton’s “New Democrat” politics prevailed in 1992,…
