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Yes, Brooks is correct, as

moat — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 20:41:02 +0000

In reply to The intellectual decline of

Yes, Brooks is correct, as far as it goes.

But he is also part of the problem.

That is why I used such a larger number than he did.

The intellectual decline of

artappraiser — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 04:57:55 +0000

In reply to Beyond Originalism

The intellectual decline of the GOP is astonishing, especially when your remember how different it was just 15 or 20 years ago. https://t.co/HeNz6rjhKy
— David Brooks (@nytdavidbrooks) April 2, 2020

I consider the skepticism of

moat — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:36:39 +0000

In reply to Is there any intellectual

I consider the skepticism of Judith Shklar to be a better champion against the excesses of centralized power than any self identified conservative of the last 75 years.

The latter lost their bearings when they started identifying any process of polity to be an infringement of their rights. Vermeule is basically saying that now they have won their culture war, they can move on to creating society as they see fit.

Is there any intellectual

rmrd0000 — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:28:48 +0000

In reply to Professor Vermeule does a

Is there any intellectual support left for Conservatism? Their only argument seems to be "At least we are not Liberals".

Professor Vermeule does a

moat — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:58:10 +0000

In reply to Beyond Originalism

Professor Vermeule does a fair job of distinguishing various schools of thought but makes a fatal error that tips his entire argument into a dumpster:

It is now possible to imagine a substantive moral constitutionalism that, although not enslaved to the original meaning of the Constitution, is also liberated from the left-liberals’ overarching sacramental narrative, the relentless expansion of individualistic autonomy.

To correlate the drive for ever greater individual autonomy with "left-liberals" while not acknowledging the right wing use of the idea to monopolize power and rights reminds me of that time I went to Denny's while experiencing peyote. Big mistake.

Adding to the disorientation is the professor's reference to another of his articles where he lambasts "Liberals" as true believers:

"Public life is full of mandatory rituals in which every politician, artist, writer, celebrity, teacher or any public figure is willing to participate, all to prove that their liberal-democratic creed springs spontaneously from the depths of their hearts.”

So, the Professor has his cake and eats yours too. The group calling for equal rights and justice along with the end of misery for whole groups of people is the mouth breathing moron we need to protect the country from.

I prefer my Hobbes without all the sauces and condiments.