Riley Parr: Less government equals more freedom
Looking to government to solve every ill should not be the first course of action.
Riley Parr / Special to IBJ
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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.’
PARR: Ruling shows checks and balances are out of whack
It may well be that the Supreme Court rights the … ship when this issue finally makes its way to the nation’s highest court.
PARR: The ultimate tension—who holds the power?
The freedom-through-government-regulation argument has never made much sense.
Parr What it means to be a nation of laws
We could, I suppose, dispense with these constitutional protections and simply hold a people’s court by which an individual is found guilty or liable based solely on how a group feels on any given day or predicated on accusations alone. I’m not a lawyer yet, but I think that’s called mob justice.
Parr: Why all conservatives should support school choice
Why not give a child an opportunity he or she might otherwise have never had?
Parr: Progressive professors and academic ‘freedom’
Some professors are more interested in telling students what to think, than in how to think.
Parr: Now entrenched, government health care hard to purge
in cases of extreme expansion of federal power, the court of public opinion is arguably at least as important as the legal process.
PARR: What if America is destined for constant disagreement?
There has always been a tension in America between the costs and benefits of too much government and too much individual freedom.