In an interview article in the Wall Street Journal this past weekend entitled "The Crises in American Self-Government" by Sohrab Ahmari, Professor Harvey Mansfield of Harvard University is quoted as follows:
"We have now an American political party and a European one. Not all Americans who vote for the European party want to be Europeans. But it doesn't matter because that's what they are voting for. They're voting for dependency, for lack of ambition, and for insolvency."
Needless to say, Professor Mansfield does not approve. He is a conservative who has taught for fifty years in a liberal institution. His political views are based on a philosophy that goes back to the Greek philosophers to Tocqueville and others who he finds are "timeless and universally relevant".
From that perspective, he characterizes the Obama presidency as revealing "-the exhaustion of the progressive agenda of which his presidency is the spiritual culmination".
Professor Mansfield, however, remains optimistic for America's future. He bases his outlook on our history, our values and our constitutional foundation. To see more of what he has to say, refer to the WSJ article on the link cited below.
What are your views as to the future of modern conservatism and its role in America's way forward? Comments are welcomed.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323751104578149292503121124.html
"We have now an American political party and a European one. Not all Americans who vote for the European party want to be Europeans. But it doesn't matter because that's what they are voting for. They're voting for dependency, for lack of ambition, and for insolvency."
Needless to say, Professor Mansfield does not approve. He is a conservative who has taught for fifty years in a liberal institution. His political views are based on a philosophy that goes back to the Greek philosophers to Tocqueville and others who he finds are "timeless and universally relevant".
From that perspective, he characterizes the Obama presidency as revealing "-the exhaustion of the progressive agenda of which his presidency is the spiritual culmination".
Professor Mansfield, however, remains optimistic for America's future. He bases his outlook on our history, our values and our constitutional foundation. To see more of what he has to say, refer to the WSJ article on the link cited below.
What are your views as to the future of modern conservatism and its role in America's way forward? Comments are welcomed.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323751104578149292503121124.html
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