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Part of the premise in this series of articles is that most Americans aren’t hearing the conservative message. Our country breathes liberalism because the K-college schools, pop culture, and the old but dominate media…
Read MoreAfter hearing a Ronald Reagan speech in March 1983 I finally came around to realize Reagan was right — and my days as a Republican began. A year and a half later Reagan won…
Read MoreThe article below was first published in August of 2008 and I re-post it here because it’s important to rightly understand optimism. No one I know of who thinks this country can be saved…
Read MoreThis originally posted last December. Here’s more optimism from Townhall.com’s John Hawkins: We may move slowly, but we will eventually adjust. What Winston Churchill said about Americans is all too often true, “Americans can…
Read MoreThe headlines aren’t easy to read and stomach these days. If you’re having trouble digesting the “atrocities” emanating from our governmental bodies at the federal, state, and local level, here are a few quotes from guys who knew how to persevere through tough times.
Read MoreTwo passages — the first is from an article by Christopher Adamo from back in August: America is far from being at the “tipping point” after which such an onslaught could no longer be…
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Don’t tell me that it’s not possible to change the mind of the public. From HotAir.com: Rarely outside of polls about gay marriage or marijuana legalization do you see a trend line like this….
Read MoreI originally linked to this positive take on the state of affairs from the NCPA back in May: The Great Recession of 2007-2009 has profoundly affected the American people. Personal economic stress levels are…
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As the political right works on getting its act together so it can finally enter the information war in a serious way, it’s helpful to look back in history to times when other groups…
Read MoreHow does this article fit into “optimism” week here at Dispatches? As I keep saying, all the issues are the same. The more the public knows and understands about the consequences of liberal Democratic…
Read MoreIf you haven’t, you should read David McCullough’s book “1776” and then you’ll understand why George Washington is qualified to say things like this: “We should never despair, our situation before has been unpromising…
Read MoreI originally linked this a couple of months ago — here is one big optimistic view from James C. Bennett and Michael J. Lotus at The American: America is currently in a painful transition…
Read MoreIt’s rather tiring to listen to fellow conservatives lament how the battle is lost, the political left is so powerful, and too many Americans are so ignorant. This kind of talk is especially straining…
Read MoreTwo more quotes for this week’s theme of optimism — here are two signers of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Presidents on the topic. First up is John Adams, who wrote this about…
Read MoreThis week I want to focus a bit on what other people are writing that shares my own optimism for what’s possible. These days it’s easy to have discussions with conservatives that are full…
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