Conservatives have no understanding of modern capitalism. They have a distorted understanding of the traditional values they claim to defend. Christopher Lasch capitalismclaimconservative Change image and share on social
Conservatives highlight the primacy of family and argue that family breakdown exacerbates poverty, and they're right. Children raised by single parents are three times as likely to live in poverty as kids in two-parent homes. Nicholas Kristof arguebreakdownchild share on social
Conservatives like to talk about 'the strivers' who share what they like to think of as Conservative values. But as I found in my Blue Collar Tories research in 2012, such people no longer see the party as their natural ally. Michael Ashcroft allybluecollar share on social
Conservatives like to think of animal protection as a trendy leftist cause, which makes it easier to brush off. And I hope that more of us will open our hearts to animals. Matthew Scully animalbrushconservative Change image and share on social
Conservatives may believe that impoverished borrowers destroyed Wall Street. But we liberals will not fool ourselves that stupid bankers sank conservatism for good. Thomas Frank bankerborrowerconservatism Change image and share on social
Conservatives may worship Adam Smith's 'invisible hand,' but for Obama, the helping hand comes in large measure from the public, not the private sector. To call this 'socialism' is to do violence to the word and to the concept. To call it 'un-American' is a smear. Jeff Greenfield adamamericancall share on social
Conservatives must avoid the siren song of schism, or all is lost. John Podhoretz avoidconservativelose Change image and share on social
Conservatives need to know how important it is to fill out the census. It is one of the only things our Constitution specifically asks of U.S. citizens and boycotting will just help liberals expand government even further. Patrick McHenry askboycottcensus share on social
Conservatives of Western North Carolina should send Mark Meadows to Congress. We need his help. Jeff Duncan carolinacongressconservative Change image and share on social
Conservatives often say that we should care not about equality of outcomes but about equality of opportunity. Timothy Noah careconservativeequality Change image and share on social
