The conservative idea is not that government has no role. You might have argued that in the thirties when conservatives opposed the New Deal.
Charles KrauthammerObama has committed the U.S. to war on the Islamic State. To then allow within a month an allied enclave to be overrun - and perhaps annihilated - would be a major blow.
Charles KrauthammerTuesday's victory was big. But it did nothing more than level the playing field and give you a shot. Take it.
Charles Krauthammer[I]t is more than slightly ironic that Democrats, the fiercely pro-choice party, reserve free choice for aborting a fetus, while denying it for such matters as choosing your child's school or joining a union.
Charles KrauthammerWhere there is a confluence of interests among nations, as, for example the swine flu or polio, you can get well functioning international institutions like the World Health Organization. And you can act. Climate change is different, because the science remains hypothetical and the potential costs staggering.
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