Riley Parr: Overcoming factions to pursue what matters
What may well be the greatest challenge we face is the inability to separate people from the ideas they hold.
Riley Parr / Special to IBJ
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Riley Parr: Undermining what it means to be American
The tension between what kind of equality Americans want lies at the heart of what most separate us today.
Riley Parr: Left’s ‘solutions’ often fail to address the problems
Too often critics of the free enterprise system conflate maximizing profits with maximizing profits at all costs.
Riley Parr: The real political divide is more freedom vs. less
An intended consequence for liberals is that by using government action, they hope to achieve the desired end now.
Riley Parr: We ought not view history through contemporary lens
The philosophy underlying these actions is frightening: It ascribes the morals of today to generations past.
Riley Parr: Americans recognize something isn’t right
Whether we can—or even want—to discover the root causes and fix them remains to be seen.
Riley Parr: Don’t sacrifice free enterprise for ‘complete’ equality
These adherents’ focus is to use the law in an attempt to manufacture equality across all spheres of life.
Riley Parr: Less government equals more freedom
Looking to government to solve every ill should not be the first course of action.
Riley Parr: Small-government advocates need better sales pitch
The paradox of the left is that, in reality, its adherents are the proponents of trickle-down ideology.
Riley Parr: Millennials are nabbing opportunities in politics
In spite of general attitudes about my generation, some millennials are taking matters into their own hands—and doing it quite well.
Riley Parr: It’s not always what you say, it’s how you say it
Particularly for those right of center, successfully convincing the electorate of the benefits of conservative policies often depends on how an issue is presented.
Riley Parr: Kavanaugh, hearings swayed too far into politics
Democrats have given Republicans the best possible motivation to turn out and vote.
Riley Parr: Today’s climate of incivility won’t do our nation in
History has shown you gain many more people to your side with a quick, humorous retort than personal vilification.
Riley Par: Socialism—where too many millennials get it wrong
Support for an ideology with such an abysmal track record to date is astounding.
Riley Parr: GOP presidents don’t always pick well politically
I’m not arrogant enough to think only conservative jurists should be on the Supreme Court.
RILEY PARR: Where are today’s conservative intellectuals?
If nobody takes over the difficult and sometimes thankless task of making the case for how conservatism’s core principles apply to new situations, how can the philosophy continue to be a force that fights for individual liberty and opportunity regardless of one’s starting place in life?
Riley Parr: The Republicans’ 11th commandment revisited
Over-the-top hit pieces might win a candidate the battle, but lose the war.
RILEY PARR: Universities need intellectual parity
For some, research on a specific topic, or perhaps a particular dogma, is the reason why they became professors.
PARR: Judge policy decisions on results, not intentions
Freedom is messy. That is not to say we should sit idly back and say, ‘That’s just the way it is.’