It would be nice if we had a modern day Milton Friedman to do that. I review his “Free to Choose” series some times. The principles apply as well now as they did then, but the examples he points out are a little out of date since Reagan and the Gingrich congress took care a many of them.
“but the examples he points out are a little out of date since Reagan and the Gingrich congress took care a many of them.”
But the out of date stuff is what is being taught/told etc to the youngers.
If the conservatives want to live, they have to reach out and adapt.
Right now we are portrayed as white christian homo haters who’d rather molest kids at church or attack some minority than eat our red meat dinners.
So glad you mentioned Milton Friedman and Free to Choose. I wore an Adam Smith necktie yesterday and it made me feel good. (You can still get them on line if you look hard enough). Free to Choose may be somewhat outdated as you said, but it is a classic and was more influential than any pretentious Obama oration ever will be.
A few days ago, when it became more and more apparent that this election might be lost, I pulled a book off of my shelf called The Recovery of Freedom, by the historian Paul Johnson. It is a collection of his essays and addresses from the late seventies and was published in 1980. It, too, is somewhat outdated. His brilliant pieces on terrorism, for example, mainly focus on the IRA. Yet, they are still timely and I posted excerpts here shortly after 9/11 ocurred.
So, let’s all get back to basics. Great ideas in the hands of a trusted leader with decent communication skills will win more votes than any “ground game” or campaign war chest.