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Author Lewis Toland Our Digital Age prizes immediacy and sensationalism because they elevate emotion over reason, a boon to Leftists who trade in abstractions and generalities. Conservatives, though, prefer principles and particularity. Leftists assume their own purity and the vileness of differing views – functioning as the new Puritans of some utopia that has never existed despite the smiling promises of New York City’s mayor. Their tiresome playbook inescapably divides p

In the hurly-burly of life, especially the distractions and anxieties spawned by social media and the eternal TV plea “Don’t touch that dial,” we conservatives can easily forget that conserving something is our chief business. The Semiquincentennial reminds us that our Founders consulted history and moral lessons from literature in governing a new republic. Rather than letting current events and perpetual digital chatter shape our lives too much, we have American culture to

The Digital Age – its Smartphones, social media, websites, talk radio, and Fox News – relentlessly demands attention to the moment, impulsive reaction, and convenience. As conservatives, though, we emerged from an older, more stable tradition of prudent thought, attention to history, and deliberate actions. After explaining some major strands in conservatism last month, this column recalls the American Revolution, especially the summer of 1776, when orchestrated British ass

Have you ever pondered who and what you are politically? Many associate and call themselves “conservative” or say “I am a Republican.” Yet, others say I have “conservative values.” What it means today, may not mean what you think it does when you donned that mantle. This blog takes a look through time-at how we came to the meaning of Conservative in contemporary times. Written by Lewis Toland What Is Conservatism? When Robson Ranch residents attended high school, we read Sha