It is an old liberal theme that conservative ideas, being red in tooth and claw, cannot possibly emerge from any notion of the public good. Charles Krauthammer clawconservativeemerge Change image and share on social
A drone is a high-tech version of an old army and a musket. It ought to be used in Somalia to hunt bad guys, but not in America. I don't want to see it hovering over anybody's home. Charles Krauthammer americaarmybad Change image and share on social
Clashes of values and the struggle for primacy constitute a constant in human history that accounts for that other constant - conflict and war. Charles Krauthammer accountclashconflict Change image and share on social
The joy of losing consists in this: Where there are no expectations, there is no disappointment. Charles Krauthammer consistdisappointmentexpectation Change image and share on social
When a party is in opposition, it opposes. That's its job. But when it comes to power, it must govern. Easy rhetoric is over, the press of reality becomes irresistible. By necessity, it adopts some of the policies it had once denounced. And a new national consensus is born. Charles Krauthammer adoptbearconsensus share on social
Baseball is a slow, boring, complex, cerebral game that doesn't lend itself to histrionics. You 'take in' a baseball game, something odd to say about a football or basketball game, with the clock running and the bodies flying. Charles Krauthammer baseballbasketballbody share on social
The conservative idea is not that government has no role. You might have argued that in the thirties when conservatives opposed the New Deal. Charles Krauthammer argueconservativedeal Change image and share on social
Under our constitutional system, the executive executes the laws that Congress has passed. It should not be executing laws that Congress has rejected. Charles Krauthammer congressconstitutionalexecute Change image and share on social
I'm a former Red Sox fan, now fully rehabilitated. Charles Krauthammer fanfullyred Change image and share on social
The one thing that's always been the center of my political thinking - and it goes back to when I was 19 and editor of my college paper - is an abhorrence of the extreme. Charles Krauthammer abhorrencebackcenter Change image and share on social
