February « 2007 « Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy

Counterinsurgency Does Not Have To Be Vietnam Redux

By Tom Snodgrass, on February 6th, 2007

Clear and hold is absolutely essential in counterinsurgency because providing security for the indigenous population must be the first order of business in order to separate the insurgents from the people.

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Jew Hatred?

By David Yerushalmi, on February 5th, 2007

The Jewish problem for conservatives professes to uncover the many and varied ways Jews destroy their host nations like a fatal parasite, especially when the host is a Western nation-state.

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The Mitt Split – Conservatives Disagree on Romney

By J. Matt Barber, on February 5th, 2007

Serious concerns are beginning to mount regarding the sincerity of Romney's commitment to traditional values.

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The Times Dishes It Out, But Can’t Take It

By Thomas E. Brewton, on February 5th, 2007

The Sulzbergers, the New York Times' controlling stock-holders, are miffed at criticism of their poor business performance.

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A Message on Choosing Life

By Pastor Stephen Alexander, Esq., on February 4th, 2007

All of human life is sacred. We are created to live lives that are consecrated to God, and can be celebrated in Eternity. It all begins when we recognize that Life is Sacred.

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Reflections On The National Review Institute’s Conservative Summit

By Steven M. Warshawsky, on February 2nd, 2007

The National Review Institute's Conservative Summit offered a wealth of practical and philosophical insights from leading politicians, scholars, and policy analysts, from across the conservative political spectrum. A report from Steven Warshawsky.

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A Plea to the Pope for Help

By Barbara Kralis, on February 2nd, 2007

Do you agree that Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. should obediently enforce Canon 915 of the Code of Canon Law as the Vatican has explicitly instructed all bishops to do?

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Labor Controls the Liberals

By Thomas E. Brewton, on February 2nd, 2007

Harold Meyerson's January 31, 2007, column in the Washington Post describes the behind-the-scenes power exerted by labor unions, especially the government employees unions.

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Party Thoughts: Too Good Means Too Stupid (Let Europe Be On Its Own)

By George de Poor Handlery, on February 1st, 2007

Contrary to popular belief, blank checks have a way of undermining security. They remove the inhibitions that prevent irresponsible moves and so provoke frivolity.

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P.J. O’Rourke on Adam Smith (Or Four Ways a Right-Wing Republican Ingratiates Himself in the Town of Brookline)

By Aaron Goldstein, on February 1st, 2007

If there is anyone who can put some amusement and levity into an often tedious subject, P.J. O’Rourke would be at the top of the list.

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They Were Expendable: What Roe has told America’s Youth

By Daniel Clark, on February 1st, 2007

Abortion advocates like to say that young people are the beneficiaries of their activism, when really, they're the survivors of it.

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Super Bowling

By Lisa Fabrizio, on February 1st, 2007

Across the country, folks will gather for their annual feast of football’s finest but will be forced also to endure side dishes of poor punditry, bathroom humor and really bad music.

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