The prudent approach of supporting the best of two alternatives fails to accomplish its purpose when both parties fall to extreme elements and instead present us with a least worst scenario.
Link: The Democrats Will Not Save The Constitution
Trump skeptical conservatives have reason to be concerned about the President’s convictions in constitutional government, but the Democrats’ contempt of constitutional values cannot be overstated.
The Marginal Drift of the Republican Party
While many members of the GOP still see themselves as conservative, the party’s tone and direction has severely drifted into the realm of populist nationalism as it has been willing to abandon core traditional tenets of conservative orthodoxy.
Avatars of Our Anxieties
Populism is often based on fear and propels demagogues who embody that fear into power.
Big But Arguments
Far too many good points are silenced by those who can only see the abuses of their political opponents.
Against Right-Wing Relativism
Nationalists are trying to craft relativist defenses of their philosophical inconsistencies while reserving the right to continue attacking inconsistent relativism on the left.
Could Trump Get Re-elected Without Twitter?
Both as a candidate and as President, Trump’s Twitter account has always been a weapon at hand to blow up the news cycle and keep the spotlight on him. Could Trump be Trump without his Twitter account?
How Will Trump Defenders Look Post-Trump?
Judging by their post-Bush self-recreation, Trump’s defenders remain poised to follow their audience wherever they may go.