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Monitor Daily Intro for February 27, 2018
David Clark Scott
鈥淧olitically homeless.鈥� That鈥檚 how conservative National Review senior editor Jonah Goldberg describes himself.
A recent headline on a column by Max Boot read, 鈥�.鈥� Trampled by the populist appeal of Trumpism, 鈥減rincipled conservativism,鈥� says Mr. Boot, is 鈥渋ncreasingly disconnected from the stuff that thrills the masses.鈥�
On the , Republican control of Washington is at an apex. But, by many of its own members鈥� admission, the American political right faces a crisis of integrity: The Republican Party is adrift from its moral moorings.
Take Mona Charen. The longtime columnist, who has unimpeachable conservative credentials, was met with jeers when she spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last weekend. Her sin? She challenged Republican hypocrisy on sexual harassment, citing the behavior of President Trump.
Ms. Charen worries that total party loyalty 鈥� tribalism 鈥� is now the leading value among Republicans, effectively superceding other 鈥渃onservative鈥� ideals, including respect for women.
One of the other women on the CPAC panel later commended her bravery. Security guards escorted Charen out for her own protection. Yet Charen the next day that there鈥檚 鈥渘othing more freeing than telling the truth.鈥�
Now we鈥檝e selected five stories for you, including looks at possible paths to progress on gun violence in Washington State, as well as paying for health care for the poor in Kentucky, and solving a crime spree in Australia.
