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What Exactly have Republicans Learned?
By
Jack Kerwick
The next presidential race will occur in a political context very different from that in which the last transpired. Although it has only been slightly over two years since Barack Obama was elected president, matters have changed quite dramatically since that time. Those of us to the right of center appear to have enjoyed a…
A (Brief) Case for the Legalization of Vice
By
Jack Kerwick
In spite of what the title of this article suggests, the characteristically Libertarian position—what is typically regarded as “the Harm Principle”—that all adult human beings have the right to do whatever they want as long as it doesn’t involve them visiting harm upon others is not one that I endorse. The assumption that from the…
Exploring the Republican Paradox
By
Jack Kerwick
The Republican conceives of his party as the party of conservatism, the Constitution, and “limited government.” For this reason, he loathes the so-called “RINO” (Republican In Name Only), the faux conservative who comes like a wolf in sheep’s clothing. At the same time, however, on those all too rare occasions when a genuine conservative, Constitutionalist…
The Tea Party versus the Republican
By
Jack Kerwick
Thus far, the field of GOP presidential contenders, actual and potential, isn’t looking too terribly promising. This, though, isn’t meant to suggest that any of the candidates, all things being equal, lack what it takes to insure that Barack Obama never sees the light of a second term; nor is it the case that I find…
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