by Henry Oliner | Jun 22, 2015 | Politics
From Jonah Goldberg in National Review, What Is a “Conservative”? I mean this in the broadest metaphysical sense and the narrowest practical way. Think of any leftish ideology and at its core you will find a faith that circles can be closed, conflicts resolved....
by Henry Oliner | Jan 22, 2011 | Politics
The real test of the Tea Party and the new conservative majority in Congress is how committed they are to cutting the expenses of government. It is foolish to think it can be cut by a meaningful amount without cutting the big and popular entitlement items like...
by Henry Oliner | Mar 27, 2010 | Politics
Coming down from Atlanta today I sought a liberal talk show and got Lynn Samuels at Sirius 146. The most notable difference from the conservative talk shows was the frequent use of the word ‘fuck’ by the host as well as the guest. What was interesting was...
by Henry Oliner | Jan 20, 2010 | Politics
I find that following and being followed by a few thousand people on Twitter gives one a certain feel of the pulse of the electorate. I realize that most of my followers are right of center, thought I aim to get beyond left and right. I have a few rules of who I...
by Henry Oliner | Sep 17, 2009 | Philosophy, Politics
“I became a conservative by being around liberals and I became a libertarian by being around conservatives. You realized that there’s something distinctly in common between the two groups, the left and the right; the worst part of each of them is the...
