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fivethirtyeight.com - 5/13/2009

The Decline of The Conservative Intellectual

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Richard Posner has a fascinating read : My theme is the intellectual decline of conservatism, and it is notable that the policies of the new conservatism are powered largely by emotion and religion and have for the most part weak intellectual groundings. That the policies are weak in conception, ...

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thehill.com - 5/13/2009

Carter advises Obama to follow his lead on energy

— thehill.com — Jimmy Carter, who presidend over the oil crisis of 1979, told Congress Tuesday that America's energy challenges... are deeper and more urgent today than when he was president, but the solutions are the same. In testimony to the Foreign Relations ... (more) Carter advises Obama to follow his lead on energy

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professorbainbridge.com - 5/13/2009

Yglesias on Posner and the Conservative Movement

— professorbainbridge.com — Richard Posner blogs on what he calls "the intellectual decline of conservatism," which prompts some gleeful ruminations... from Yglesias. The trouble with this (and it's a trope that's bound to be repeated elsewhere on the left) is Yglesias' claim that ... (more) Yglesias on Posner and the Conservative Movement

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delong.typepad.com - 5/13/2009

How Much Intellectual Steam Did the Conservative Movement Ever Have?

— delong.typepad.com — Richard Posner writes that the American conservative movement is losing intellectual steam: Is the Conservative Movement Losing... Steam? Posner : Until the late 1960s (when I was in my late twenties), I was barely conscious of the existence of a ... (more) How Much Intellectual Steam Did the Conservative ...

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Not-So-Bright Right
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