Yuval Levin on Burke, Paine, and the Great Debate
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The Importance of Skepticism in Politics
Sally Kohn: It's very difficult to sell the Berkean view to the American public. Modern politicians don't find it effective saying that, well, someone says it's got a good proposal, but we don't really know its full effects. She says conservatives stumble when they talk about markets as models for policy.Kohn: We are not very good at describing that to the public and explaining it in ways that allow us to figure out how to solve them.
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