by Henry Oliner | Jan 12, 2019 | Politics, Progressivism
This monologue has created a significant discussion in conservative intellectual circles. some responses: America Needs Virtue before Prosperity Ben Shapiro at NR Jan 8 This sounds far more like Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren than it does like Ronald Reagan or...
by Henry Oliner | Jun 14, 2018 | Politics, Progressivism
The Ben Shapiro podcast Sunday Special Ep 5 interviews Jonah Goldberg on his recent Suicide of the West, a worthy read. I also recommend Jonah’s Podcast, The Remnant. He is erudite, but witty. The essence of Goldberg’s book is that the great advances from the last...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 10, 2018 | Politics, Progressivism
The Kevin Williams firing by Atlantic has attracted an unusual reaction from several sources including mine in the previous post, the Borking of Kevin Williamson. Ben Shapiro observes in National Review, Kevin Williamson and the Twitter Mob: Because this is a symptom...
by Henry Oliner | Dec 28, 2017 | Politics
from Ben Shapiro at National Review, Conservative Policy, Populist Attitude President Trump’s governance this year has been more conservative than that of George W. Bush or even Reagan. He has slashed the bureaucracy, cutting regulations at a maniacal clip. He has...
by Henry Oliner | Dec 7, 2017 | Politics
from The John Conyers Abdication by Ben Shapiro at National Review: Americans love to mock the British for their addiction to royalty. But the fact is that we have created our own version of royalty in our politics, right down to inheritance and droit du seigneur....
