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Capitalism: The Conservative Illusion

When the Cold War ended, American conservatives rejoiced over the triumph of democratic capitalism, which had struggled for over half a century, first against the rise of fascism, and then against the Soviet bloc and the specter of global communism.

NR Trumped

Chilton Williamson, Jr.

NR’s February number carries a leading editorial condemning the Republican presidential candidate as a man who “would trash the broad conservative ideological consensus within the GOP in favor of a free-floating populism with strong-man overtones.”

Appointing Supreme Court Justices

Stephen Presser

Michael McConnell, to use the overworked metaphor, is the “poster boy” for the Senate Democrats’ attempts to frustrate President Bush’s promise to appoint more Supreme Court justices like Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.

Left Behind

Wayne Allensworth

The county that became the home of my wife’s family was established in the 1850’s. We’ll call it Parmer County, Texas. The namesake county seat boasts an impressive, lately refurbished, courthouse.

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The Wolf Week in Review: The Great Political Christian Contest
Aaron D. Wolf | February 19, 2016
Another week has come and gone, and here are some highlights and cultural trends: Trump and the Pope, celebrity tweeters; love can build a bridge; George W's Two-Corinthians moment; Chelsea Clinton, six-year-old theologian; Scalia's conservative legacy, and Ginsburg's; country music's lesbian male-fantasy world; Andalusia, Rockford, and St. Patrick.
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Trump Is Right on Trade
Pat Buchanan | February 19, 2016
Workers know what our politicians refuse to discuss. They are being sold out for the benefit of corporate elites who pay off those politicians with the big cash contributions that keep the parties flush.
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Syria: Increasing Danger of Escalation
Srdja Trifkovic | February 17, 2016
In the days and weeks ahead President Obama will face an important decision: whether to allow the conflict in Syria to escalate by approving Turkey’s and Saudi Arabia’s direct intervention, or to come to terms with the continued survival and expanding area of control of the government of Bashar al-Assad.
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America Today: From Sea to Shining Sea
Clyde Wilson | February 16, 2016
All but a few of the baker’s dozen contenders for the Republican presidential nomination advocate warlike measures against Russia, Syria, and Iran. Consequences are not discussed.
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