Post Tagged with: "party of the working class"

by Prof. Patrick Garry: Perhaps the clearest distinction between the liberal and conservative political philosophies lies in their respective focus on government as the essential booster and protector of the working and middle classes.  As Democratic Senator Charles Schumer said, a belief in government is “what unites the Democratic party,” […]

by Prof. Patrick Garry: The argument used by liberals since the New Deal is that a bigger federal government is a necessary aid to the poor and average American.  It is as if government and the private economy represent two, mutually opposed constituencies.  The economy serves the rich and powerful, […]

by Prof. Patrick Garry: Job creation at every level.  The ability of every parent to choose the school his or her child attends.  A greater mobility for those at the bottom rungs of the economic ladder.  A reformed and more affordable higher education system.  Targeted tax relief for low-income workers […]

by Prof. Patrick Garry: Inequality is just a symptom; the real problem is a constricted mobility for lower and middle income households. Throughout the Obama era, the issue of income inequality has been a central tool of political strategizing.  Liberals have used the issue as a sword against conservatives, accusing […]

Promising Upward Mobility for Every Step of the Economic Ladder by Prof. Patrick Garry: At the crux of the conservative view of America is the promise of economic mobility and opportunity for individuals at every step of society’s economic ladder.  Given recent economic developments during the Obama era, however, conservatives […]

Becoming the Champion of Work, Life, and Lower-Income America by Prof. Patrick Garry: With the 2014 election season at an end, conservatives must transition from campaign to governance mode.  Throughout the campaign season, a growing number of conservative voices urged the Republican Party to articulate a positive governing agenda instead […]

by Prof. Patrick Garry: Modern conservatism may be in a process of transformation.  Ever since the 2012 elections, more and more conservatives have been calling for a revival of the concerns that occupied earlier stages of American conservatism: a recognition of work as the foundation of society and the economy; […]

by Prof. Patrick Garry: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is historic in several ways.  It marks an unprecedented expansion of an over-indebted federal government into a huge part of the American economy.  It intrudes in unprecedented ways into the personal health care decisions of individuals.  And the implementation of the […]

by Brandon James Smith  Conservatism is fundamentally and unyieldingly at war with poverty and disorder. At its core, conservatism seeks not just to alleviate these social problems, but to wage an aggressive war against them. President Obama, in his State of the Union address, has instead declared a war on liberty, […]

by Prof. Patrick Garry There has been no shortage of analyses, advice and accusations among conservatives over the 2012 presidential election.  Much of that analysis and advice concerns demographics.  Conservatives and Republicans need to make special efforts to reach out to Hispanics, single women, young Asian-Americans, etc.  But this ethnic, […]