Russell Kirk

In Professor Critchlow’s book “The Conservative Ascendancy”, we are provided history of the rise of the conservative right in modern America in the latter half of the twentieth century. We are delivered the earliest dilemmas after the crushing Goldwater defeat in 1964, through the rise and fall of the “Rockefeller” brand of Republicanism to Reagan through the Bush era. His history of the rise of conservative ascendancy from the earliest days of Goldwater forward brought back many memories and…

release. In contrast to the authority 's confidence in the validity of the plan, some criticised it as "predictably feeble" ("Government dodges the hard decisions", 2015, October 21). Children 's Commissioner Russell Wills even asserted, "the moves will not cut obesity and could even harm children" (Kirk & Heather, 2015, October 19). People hold various attitudes towards this plan, but a unanimous recognition of the necessity to combat childhood obesity. Although sugar taxes are not included in…

Introduction A political theory one would use to understand problems in the government would be pure Marxism, not communism in the form in which it has failed horribly. One would also reference the work of Che Guevara, although one does not care for the actions he took under Castro, and consider them horrendous. His later work was worthy of would reference for a political theory and would be good for guidelines to follow. Naomi Wolfe would also be a person that one would use for politics. She…

Liberals and conservatives approach every topic or issue with completely different ways of thinking. They are both formed from different assumptions, and philosophies. Modern conservatives and modern liberals are described as center right and center left. While classical liberals with correlations to our views today would be considered far right economically but far left socially. This shift is inevitable and will always occur as society further develops. To better understand the difference…

Cardinals in the regular season finale. In a bit of good news for Seattle, starting running back Marshawn Lynch should be ready to play against Minnesota this weekend after not playing since Nov. 15 because of an abdominal injury. Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson has had an MVP-caliber season, producing his best statistics since he’s entered the NFL. This season, Wilson threw for a career-high 4,024 yards and a career-high 34 touchdowns with a career-high 110.1 quarterback rating. Having…

In Patrick Allitt’s book “The Conservatives: Ideas and Personalities Throughout American History” there were several themes in the book regarding the rise (and ebb?) of conservativism in the United States. Dr. Allitt apologizes to the reader that his book was limited in its length and scope due to restrictions. One may suspect that major events like the era of Reagan conservativism could have consumed multiple chapters or volumes. Dr. Allitt provides to the reader numerous “snapshots” of…

One of the most controversial subject in life is whether an action or thought is considered ethical or moral and if that decision is right or wrong. When it especially comes to history, the black and white line becomes blurred a bit. This is particularly true when it comes to government organizations such as when the CIA created a covert project code-named Mk-Ultra. Due to the fear that the U.S. had when they heard that the Soviet, Chinese and North Korean agents were close to perfecting mind…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…