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Category Archives: Conservative Thought
Defending the pillars of society
Tweet The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations: Last week, at the Sutherland Institute annual dinner, our special guest was Professor Robbie George from Princeton. Professor George is described … Continue reading
Scholar Robert P. George speaks at Sutherland dinner on the pillars of a decent society
Tweet Princeton’s Robert P. George spoke at Sutherland Institute’s annual dinner on Tuesday, giving an impassioned defense of the traditional family structure as the key to a free, prosperous and happy society. “Although no family is perfect, no institution matches … Continue reading
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Growth: The new Conservative vision?
Tweet The Weekly Standard recently posted a pair of articles about the need of the GOP to craft a policy and political agenda centered on “growth.” The authors focus on economic growth, but they focus on how that growth improves … Continue reading
‘The Cause of Freedom’
Tweet The following post is a transcript of a 4-minute weekly radio commentary aired on several Utah radio stations: At the 2013 Sutherland Institute annual dinner on April 9, we will release two new publications: a booklet titled The Sutherland … Continue reading
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Debating the future of U.S. conservatism
Tweet Since the 2012 presidential election, there has been an ongoing and lively debate about what the future of conservatism is or should be. For example, Commentary magazine recently published a “symposium issue” containing brief articles from more than 50 … Continue reading
Foreign relations: the practical case for a conservative view
Tweet A friend posted on Facebook a quote from LDS Church leader Ezra Taft Benson that states, in part: Nothing in the Constitution nor in logic grants to the president of the United States or to Congress the power to … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitution, ezra taft benson, foreign policy, libertarian
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New York Times editor admits to liberal bias at paper
Tweet In a somewhat stunning vindication of long-standing suspicions of a liberal bias in traditional news media, the public editor at The New York Times recently wrote a column openly stating that “the paper’s many departments … share a kind … Continue reading
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Tagged journalism, liberal, media, progressive
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Lord Acton and the correct meaning of liberty
Tweet A very confused and overzealous friend believes that John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton (Lord Acton, 1834-1902) was a libertarian by today’s standards. This confused friend also thinks my use of a quote from Acton’s writings about liberty being “the right … Continue reading
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Tagged burke, catholic, fears, LDS, libertarian, smith, young
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Mero: Why I am a conservative and not a libertarian
Tweet Below are the opening and closing remarks delivered by Sutherland Institute President Paul Mero Thursday during the 2012 Freedom Fest held in Las Vegas. He was part of a debate on the topic of whether LDS Church members (Mormons) … Continue reading
What Governor Walker’s recall victory means for Utah conservatives
Tweet Conservative policymakers are often pushed by advisers and insiders to avoid or abandon conservative policy positions because, the advisers and insiders argue, those policies will come back to haunt them in election season. Conservative voters, on the other hand, … Continue reading
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Tagged conservatism, recall, Scott Walker, Wisconsin
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From ‘the greatest generation’ to ‘the greatest generational failure’
Tweet Has the baby boom generation become one of the greatest failures in leadership in American history? Walter Russell Mead, himself a boomer, recently published a thought-provoking essay in regard to this question, and his answer seems to be … Continue reading
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Tagged baby boomers, conservatism, walter russell mead
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‘Providence moves slowly, but the devil always hurries’
Tweet Two people – Harold and Patricia – each decide to buy a house. Harold doesn’t really need a house and doesn’t know if he can afford one, but he just wants a house, so he looks at several … Continue reading