tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post5382256239467143439..comments2023-11-03T06:36:27.305-04:00Comments on Phronesisaical: Bits and Pieces - February 5, 2010helmuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069600766378586919noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-79042586345983612512010-02-06T09:26:38.231-05:002010-02-06T09:26:38.231-05:00Hi Andy -
I'll take a look at your conservati...Hi Andy -<br /><br />I'll take a look at your conservative links. There's so much out there, and so much of it is (sorry) nonsense, that I've been wondering how to get into it.<br /><br />I have been following the LGF controversy. <br /><br />Different points of view in a political party have long been acceptable in the US, since we've only got two parties. Part of the Republican problem seems to be that they have factions that believe there is no room for different points of view. And the Nat Silver post I linked shows that they have succeeded in "purifying" the party to a rather amazing degree.<br /><br />But then comes the question of why some feel this need for ideological purity, what happens when one of our two parties decides that it will become a small minority, and how small a minority they actually turn out to be.<br /><br />And I've fixed the Lessig link.Cheryl Roferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082102629165547210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14072474.post-40848597733437365472010-02-05T21:17:30.779-05:002010-02-05T21:17:30.779-05:00Cheryl,
I'm not sure if you read any conserva...Cheryl,<br /><br />I'm not sure if you read any conservative views in your quest for a GUTR, but one I think you might find useful is Rick Moran. Here are a couple of his posts that might interest you:<br /><br /><em><a href="http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2010/01/12/why-conservatism-is-disconnected-from-reality/" rel="nofollow">Why Conservatism is Disconnected from Reality</a><br /></em><br /><br /><em><a href="http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2009/12/22/gop-out-of-gas-out-of-ideas-over-the-cliff/" rel="nofollow">GOP: OUT OF GAS, OUT OF IDEAS, OVER THE CLIFF</a></em><br /><br /><a href="http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2009/10/17/the-different-reality-inhabited-by-the-conservative-base/" rel="nofollow"><em>THE DIFFERENT REALITY INHABITED BY THE CONSERVATIVE BASE</em></a><br /><br /><a href="http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2009/10/05/intellectual-conservatism-isnt-dead-its-resting/" rel="nofollow">This series on intellectual conservatism is particularly good</a>.<br /><br />There's also this piece by <a href="http://amconmag.com/article/2006/jun/19/00007/" rel="nofollow">Chilton Williamson</a>.<br /><br />Finally, <a href="http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/35243" rel="nofollow">there's this fairly famous post from Charles Johnson</a> author of Little Green Footballs.<br /><br />The common theme is that the rightwing is in the midst of a civil war and the Birther/Palin faction currently holds the most influence over the Republican party.<br /><br />I read Krugman's column and thought it was a striking contrast to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/11/opinion/11KRUG.html" rel="nofollow">one he wrote back in 2003</a>. Personally, I think the 2003 Krugman makes a better argument, but then I'm decidedly one that believes our structural deficits is the primary long-term challenge.<br /><br />Finally, your link to Lessig's piece actually links to Krugman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com