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Wehner: More on Statecraft as Soulcraft
My post on the intellectual evolution of George Will created some interesting reactions, including this one from NRO’s Jonah Goldberg. This is probably as good a time as any to elaborate on my views...
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Wehner: Barack Obama, Man on a Liberal Mission
In a recent column, David Brooks of the New York Times wrote, “Chuck Hagel has been nominated to supervise the beginning of this generation-long process of defense cutbacks. If a Democratic president...
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Wehner: The Significance of Obama’s Inaugural Address
Published for Commentary Magazine, january 21, 2013 President Obama’s inaugural addresswas eloquent and moving in parts. It was also deeply partisan and polarizing, something that is unusual for a day...
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Wehner: Political Debate As Theater
Published for Commentary Magazine, January 28, 2013 I’ve been critical of CNN’s Piers Morgan in the past, but his interviewwith former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was quite good and enlightening. I say...
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Wehner: The Virtue of Moderation
Published for Commentary Magazine, January 29, 2013 I recently read a splendid book by Harry Clor, On Moderation: Defending an Ancient Virtue in a Modern World, whose purpose is to “articulate a...
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Wehner: Where’s Steve Kroft When You Need Him?
Published for Commentary Magazine, February 13, 2013 In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama spent much of the early part of his speech savaging the idea of sequestration. In his...
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Wehner: The GOP’s Intellectual Unfreezing
Published for Commentary Magazine, February 19, 2013 Ramesh Ponnuru, a leading thinker on the right, wrote an op-ed in the New York Times that is worth reading. He argues that Republicans “slavishly...
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Wehner: Entitlement Reform and Common Ground
Published for Commentary Magazine, February 20, 2013 In a New York Times op-ed, my Ethics and Public Policy colleague Yuval Levin offers a simple, excellent idea that offers a way out of our current...
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Wehner: More on the GOP’s Intellectual Unfreezing
Published for Commentary Magazine, February 20, 2013 In reaction to my post on the intellectual unfreezing of the GOP, I received an e-mail from Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform. His...
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Wehner: An Interesting Time to Be Alive (If You’re a Republican)
Published for Commentary Magazine, February 22, 2013 In his appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Democratic strategist James Carville was asked what the Republican Party has to do in order to recover....
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