Tag Archives: Conservatism

Tom Woods: Murray Rothbard: ‘How Interventionists Wrecked The Old Right’

“Murray Rothbard’s posthumously released book The Betrayal of the American Right is the subject of episode 349 of the Tom Woods Show… From Tom Woods There’s always been national security hawks in and outside of both the Democratic Party and Republican … Continue reading

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Jeff Spross: Why Reform Conservatives Should Join The Democratic Party

Source:The Week I wonder 20-25 years ago when the New Democrats started emerging in the Democratic Party did someone from lets say The Nation on the Far-Left or National Review on the Center-Right write a piece with the title something … Continue reading

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Hoover Institution: Uncommon Knowledge- Peter Robinson- Interviewing David Mamet on Conservatism

Source:Hoover Institution– Hollywood writer interviewing David Mamet. “This week on Uncommon Knowledge, playwright David Mamet discusses his book The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture and his conversion to conservatism. Mamet explains how, by studying Jewish and Christian … Continue reading

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Crash Course: John Green- The Reagan Revolution

Source:Crash Course The Reagan Revolution was all possible because of what Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon were able to build in the 1960s and 70s. Moving right-wing Democrats from the Midwest and South over to the Republican Party. It was … Continue reading

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Keith Hughes: ‘What is a Conservative?’

“A summary of the Conservative ideology with a emphasis on the difference between social & economic views. Take the Political Compass Test here: Political Compass.” From Keith Hughes I’m just going to give you the classical definition of conservative and conservatism … Continue reading

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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum: ‘President Nixon Nominates Gerald R. Ford as VP’

Source:Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum– President Richard M. Nixon (Republican, California) announcing House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford (Republican, Michigan) as his new Vice President. “Nixon Nominates Gerald R. Ford as VP” From the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library … Continue reading

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Late Night With Conan O’Brien: P.J. O’Rourke Interview (1998)

Source:Late Night With Conan O’Brien– Political humorist and comedian P.J. O’Rourke, being interviewed by Conan O’Brien in 1998. Source:The New Democrat “PJ O’Rourke interview. September 25th, 1998. From Lalarikyu Imagine trying to live in America and then trying to following American … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Robert Costa: Presidential Run Not Off the Table For Paul Ryan

Source:The New Democrat  I wouldn’t bet anything that Representative Paul Ryan will run for president in 2016. I actually might be leaning in the other direction, because I don’t believe he wants the job at least not now. And besides … Continue reading

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Politico Magazine: Larry Sabato: How Goldwater Changed Campaign Forever

Source:The New Democrat  Not many if any Republicans including Senator Barry Goldwater expected Goldwater to win the 1964 presidential election by defeating President Lyndon Johnson and for Congressional Republicans to do anything in Congress. They were expecting big defeats as … Continue reading

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Politico Magazine: Richard Norton Smith: Nelson Rockefeller’s Last Stand

Source:The New Democrat  To understand Nelson Rockefeller’s politics, you have to first understand the politics of the Republican Party up until 1966-67 or so. When the Republican Party officially moved into a different direction politically and became the official right-wing … Continue reading

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