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The eternal liberal wisdom of PlantyPall
I wasn’t thinking about politics when recently I re-read Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels. I was considering the emotional risk in revisiting favorite fiction. To wit: I was in turbulent adolescence when I first read Wuthering Heights, so naturally Heathcliff became … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Culture, Government, Politics, The Facts of Life, The War On Workers, War
Tagged "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda", "The Prime Minister", Anthony Trollope, Congress, conservatism, Duke of Omnium, Eric Bogle, Gallipoli, Heathcliff, June Tabor, liberalism, Parliament, Plantagenet Palliser, PlantyPall, The Duke's Children, The Palliser Novels, World War I, Wuthering Heights
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And then there was light! (When was that? Where?)
Here I am, once again bearing a torch against despair. There are some realities that might lighten your mood or shift it into resistence (a lot better than despair), one of which is Lawrence Tribe’s talk with Ali Velshi on … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Human rights, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, The god problem, Trumpism, War
Tagged " RR Palmer, A History of the Modern World, Age of Enlightenment, Ali Velshi, conservatism, Edmund Burke, humanitarianism, Joel Colton, Lawrence Tribe, liberalism, nationalism, plutocracy, US Constitution, white supremacists
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What is conservatism?
I’ve been asking myself this question for years. Occasionally, I read essays by people who call themselves “conservative,” because I’d like to have a definition. I don’t understand what they’re talking about nowadays. Seems like they’re promoting communities, or something … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, The Facts of Life
Tagged conservatism, liberalism
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