Comments for The Princeton Tory http://theprincetontory.com/second A journal of conservative and moderate thought Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:32:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Mary Ann Glendon on Cicero and Burke on Politics as a Vocation by Chris Goodnow http://theprincetontory.com/second/mary-ann-glendon-on-cicero-and-burke-on-politics-as-a-vocation/comment-page-1/#comment-14841 Chris Goodnow Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:32:45 +0000 http://theprincetontory.com/second/?p=137#comment-14841 Good summary of this afternoon's presentation, Sam. Interestingly, though, Professor Glendon never concretely defined when "statesmanship" transformed into an intolerable compromise of principles. That is probably the most difficult, and therefore the most important question. The Constitution is obviously a useful guide, but with the seemingly interminable number of interpretations, it appears as if any act can be misconstrued to be "constitutional". Take the Japanese internment, for example. I certainly don't have the answer, but it appears as if there is ample room for harmful ethical relativism. If anyone in the vast expanse of the Internet has an answer, I'd sure be happy to hear it! Good summary of this afternoon’s presentation, Sam. Interestingly, though, Professor Glendon never concretely defined when “statesmanship” transformed into an intolerable compromise of principles. That is probably the most difficult, and therefore the most important question. The Constitution is obviously a useful guide, but with the seemingly interminable number of interpretations, it appears as if any act can be misconstrued to be “constitutional”. Take the Japanese internment, for example.

I certainly don’t have the answer, but it appears as if there is ample room for harmful ethical relativism. If anyone in the vast expanse of the Internet has an answer, I’d sure be happy to hear it!

]]> Comment on Barack Obama Still Doesn’t Get It by Princeton Senior http://theprincetontory.com/second/barack-obama-still-doesnt-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-14769 Princeton Senior Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:49:47 +0000 http://theprincetontory.com/second/?p=131#comment-14769 “government shouldn’t pick winners and losers." Valid argument. So then back cap and trade. If you're upset about the administrative costs, then make it revenue neutral. That would address most of you points. “government shouldn’t pick winners and losers.” Valid argument. So then back cap and trade. If you’re upset about the administrative costs, then make it revenue neutral. That would address most of you points.

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