Constitutional Paulicy
06-05-2013, 12:11 PM
Libertarian Populism: How to Sell Ideas to the American People
Wed, 06/05/2013 - 11:15am | posted by Jason Pye
In case you haven’t noticed, there is a big debate about the future of the conservative movement and the Republican Party. On one side you have the status quo — those who continue to grow government and get the United States in perilous military engagements overseas — and on the other, there is a new brand of fusionism that is gaining in popularity.
Ben Domenech, editor of The Transom, has dubbed this new fusionism as “libertarian populism,” which is part of the debate over conservative reform. In a response to a recent critique by Ross Douthat, Domenech outlines the tenets of libertarian populism and explains that it presents a path for limited government advocates to sell ideas to voters:
more here.... http://www.unitedliberty.org/articles/13906-libertarian-populism-how-to-sell-ideas-to-the-american-people
Wed, 06/05/2013 - 11:15am | posted by Jason Pye
In case you haven’t noticed, there is a big debate about the future of the conservative movement and the Republican Party. On one side you have the status quo — those who continue to grow government and get the United States in perilous military engagements overseas — and on the other, there is a new brand of fusionism that is gaining in popularity.
Ben Domenech, editor of The Transom, has dubbed this new fusionism as “libertarian populism,” which is part of the debate over conservative reform. In a response to a recent critique by Ross Douthat, Domenech outlines the tenets of libertarian populism and explains that it presents a path for limited government advocates to sell ideas to voters:
more here.... http://www.unitedliberty.org/articles/13906-libertarian-populism-how-to-sell-ideas-to-the-american-people