Conservatives are more giving; liberals are more educated.

Alan Ehrenhalt delivered the third of the 2003-2004 Bradley Lectures on November 3, 2003.

Alan Ehrenhalt's 11/3/2003 Bradley Lecture on the rise of conservatism in America.

A time traveler from the 1970s, looking upon American politics at the start of this presidential year, would find much of what he saw incomprehensible. Instead of the institutionalized Democratic power he had come to take for granted in Congress, he would find Republican majorities. He would discover a robust...

Attempts at austerity and deleveraging in Europe have converted an economic problem into a political dilemma, with leftist governments rising against Germany's austerity-laced rescue packages. Germany now faces a tough economic decision that will involve choosing between a breakup of the current euro system and a movement toward a common fiscal policy in Europe.

Does Romney still need to appeal to conservative Republicans, or should he start focusing on the broader electorate?

The Republican nomination might not come down to Newt Gingrich versus Mitt Romney, but it would be quite a matchup. Who would govern more conservatively?

When we empower bureaucrats to make huge personal decisions for us, it becomes impossible to avoid trampling on liberty.