sladnerFeb 12, 2023
There’s a column in the Washington Post that summarizes this paper as saying Conservatives are more likely to support federalism, even if it complicates their policy aims, because they fear big government. But conveniently, they left out this from the paper, “There is, too, a meaningful element of racial resistance in the conservative embrace of federalism and that makes conservative consistency less virtuous.” https://academic.oup.com/publius/advance-article/doi/10.1093/publius/pjad003/7025858?login=false
Ideology and Support for Federalism in Theory—And in Practice

Abstract. Conservatives are more likely than liberals to support the concept of federalism. In this article, we look at this support in the context of particula

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Show threadLucy BFeb 12, 2023
@sladner I’m guessing WaPo also left out the fact that conservatives aren’t proponents of small govt at all. They favor govt that benefits them.
Show threadRegan King

@lucybeahere @sladner Yes, and local liberal government in conservative states would like a word! 😡

The Willick article is troubling.

It suggests conservative disregard of the truth is merely the “optimal way for political communication to operate.” He introduces Vermeule‘s “common-good constitutionalism” to promote a “certain vision” (like a “final solution”?). It leads me to believe the omission of racial study data is aligned with this vision of political expediency.

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Show threadsladnerFeb 12, 2023
@biowebguy @lucybeahere perhaps correct. I have no way of knowing that.