Meiyang Liu

Reviving American conservatism

I stumbled upon a Newsweek article about Henry Fairlie, a British political columnist from the late 20th century who effectively predicted the downfall of the Republican party today. How to revive American conservatism? “It means finding a way to uphold our best traditions while ceasing to profess ‘a conservatism that is just one long grouch at the 20th century.’ It means bringing a genuine compassion to government, as opposed to the sloganeering kind. And it means to love America in all its messy kaleidoscopic glory, as Fairlie did.” Maybe only such idealism can rival Obama’s message of hope and bring the Republican party back from the brink.

Definitely reading this guy next.