Tag Archives: Edmund Burke

Rage Against the Dying of the Light

Posted on August 28, 2014 by creativeconflictwisdom

Given we live in scoundrel times, or as the Chinese curse puts it: “may you live in interesting times”, I have always struggled personally on the conflict between the Edmund Burke’s (1729-1797) saying: “The only thing necessary for the triumph … Continue reading →

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Reflections on a Time of Change: Edmund Burke and Beyond

Posted on June 1, 2014 by creativeconflictwisdom

I am reading Jesse Norman’s fine book on the conservative politician and originator of modern conservative thinking Edmund Burke (1729-1797). I increasingly feel like a Burke-influenced liberal. I greatly fear climate change, economic instability, and growing economic inequality because all … Continue reading →

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Edmund Burke’s (1729-1797) Top Twenty Conflict Tips

Posted on March 20, 2014 by creativeconflictwisdom

In the spirit of continuing to take a look at traditional conservatism, I thought it would be fun to construct one of our Top Ten Conflict Tips (although we found we could not do it with less than twenty) on the founder of … Continue reading →

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Edmund Burke and Real Conservatism by David Frum

Posted on March 20, 2014 by creativeconflictwisdom

From our friend Michael Walsh, a great piece from David Frum on the real conservative foundations in Edmund Burke. http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/06/opinion/frum-conservative-burke-today/ The conservatism of recent days has been a conservatism of radical individualism: a politics that sees its job as protecting … Continue reading →

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Where Are the Moderate Republicans on the Gun Control Issue?

Posted on December 19, 2012 by creativeconflictwisdom

I think the real tragedy of America at the moment on the gun control issue, as on many other issues, is summed up in the question: ‘Where are the moderate Republicans?’ The Democrats in the main are in favor of … Continue reading →

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