The Conservative Revival Cannot Be Dismissed.

It Is A Tribute To The Peculiar Horror Of Contemporary Life That It Makes The Worst Features Of Earlier Times -- The Stupefaction Of The Masses, The Obsessed And Driven Lives Of The Bourgeoisie -- Seem Attractive By Comparison.

Knowledge Is What We Get When An Observer, Preferably A Scientifically Trained Observer, Provides Us With A Copy Of Reality That We Can All Recognize.

Instead Of Taking Environmentalism Away From The Left, Conservatives Condemn It As A Counsel Of Doom.

The Proper Reply To Right Wing Religiosity Is Not To Insist That Politics And Religion Don't Mix. This Is The Stock Response Of The Left.

A Child's Appetite For New Toys Appeal To The Desire For Ownership And Appropriation: The Appeal Of Toys Comes To Lie Not In Their Use But In Their Status As Possessions.