Robbie George's Schtick

Over the course of a few millennia, you learn a thing or two about human nature, the human good, and human dignity & destiny. For anyone who recognizes, as everyone should, the vast wisdom of traditional Jewish thought, a great follow is the Coalition for Jewish Values: @cjvalues

— Robert P. George🇻🇦🇺🇸🪕 (@McCormickProf) April 19, 2023

A Nerd Can Dream

In a larger sense, however, the very question is an artifact of liberalism‘s myopic pragmatism. Government should be ordered to the common good. What falls out of that basic commitment is essentially a question of prudence in various circumstances, concretizing the natural law.

— Adrian Vermeule (@Vermeullarmine) January 8, 2022

Just like a typical SoCon, pr0n makes the top of the list, even though he has no pathway for bringing any of this legislation about. Just some "great ideas" about what laws should be passed. Vermeule will never repudiate feminism nor consider it a political problem that needs to be addressed, and that shows his ignorance of what politial life requires.

Yeah Brandon Really Decided This

OK. Credit where due. Joe Biden handled the demand of the hot heads in his party for court packing deftly, creating a commission and appointing to it some sensible liberals and even a few distinguished conservatives. Well played, Mr. President.https://t.co/sefND6vU35

— Robert P. George🇻🇦🇺🇸🪕 (@McCormickProf) December 9, 2021

An ISI Discussion about Masculinity

I talked with ISI about physiognomy checks, the traditional family, masculinity, and more. We are cultivating a healthy cult of strength, folks. https://t.co/m93os5b3HC

— Pedro L. Gonzalez (@emeriticus) December 9, 2021

Meanwhile...

#ICYMI: Maj. Carly Costello and CPT Julia Pleasants joined the hosts of #SOFcast to discuss the role of Women in #SOF, how these roles are critical to the future of SOCOM and how we can ensure these trailblazers get a fair shot at doing their job. Listen today! pic.twitter.com/aGZ5hMVQDx

— USSOCOM (@USSOCOM) December 8, 2021

Still Out of Touch

Being too "tough" will not prevent cancellation. Wrong tactics for the culture war.

As Peggy Noonan notes, some people are too big to cancel (Dave Chappelle, JK Rowling). But it's also possible to be too tough to cancel. Not everyone can be too big to cancel. But we can all be too tough to cancel. Defy the bullies. Be too tough to cancel.https://t.co/rWEcyC3V92

— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) October 31, 2021

The "New Right" Under Attack

But the oligarchs don't take them as serious threats. It's just a dog whistle to let their subjects know how the thought criminals are and to treat them accordingly.

It’s always a good sign to be condemned by the @nytimes, so congrats @Vermeullarmine , @PatrickDeneen , @roddreher , @SohrabAhmari & all the others!https://t.co/8N4sAIwOTt

— Péter Heltai (@peterheltai) October 19, 2021

The NatCon Grift Continues

Still time to book your Orlando trip for the @NatConTalk National Conservatism conference Oct 31-Nov 2.

I'm leading a panel discussion with @BrianDijkema and @SeanMcGarvey_ on worker power, a topic conservatives need to think about more.

Register here: https://t.co/941gnNY68z pic.twitter.com/bEXZIovkZK

— Oren Cass (@oren_cass) October 18, 2021

European "Conservatives"

Conservatives & the Market at the launch event for @EuroConOfficial. @gjpappin, @sancrucensis, @FantinoVienna, @FantinaVienna pic.twitter.com/vzQlVVUmvH

— Jeanette Pappin (@Jeanette_Pappin) September 21, 2021

Bulwark Review of Marohn's Book?

I'm in @BulwarkOnline with a review of @clmarohn @StrongTowns "Confessions of a Recovering Engineer." Incredible, idiosyncratic, insightful book. But please start with my review: https://t.co/3scfCkjHZj

— Addison Del Mastro (@ad_mastro) September 17, 2021

Has Del Mastro moved from AmConMag to the Bulwark?

Anton v. Gutzman?

Was there a substantial debate between the two?

The Case for State Nullification

2/ Democrats circle the wagons around Dem president. Then a Republican is elected. He oversteps, citing previous Dem. Republicans, forgetting what they said about the Dem president, circle the wagons. Democrats, forgetting what they said, cry foul. Executive power keeps growing.

— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) September 16, 2021

Conservatives can't even conserve the Constitution.

Boomer "Conservatism"

Today, a striking new portrait of the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass will be unveiled at the Union League in Philadelphia. I offer some thoughts on Douglass's moral witness and the sources on which he drew for it:
https://t.co/S9nR6z2BQC

— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) September 14, 2021

Does the Core Principle of the American Founding Still Matter?

Register for our upcoming @ModAgeJournal Panel and Reception for free: https://t.co/ITiRpCEuZV@KevinGutzman responds to the question: "What was the core principle of the American Founding—what idea or tradition made it possible?" #ModAgePanel | @WestConn pic.twitter.com/2OazEGlARO

— Intercollegiate Studies Institute (@ISI) September 13, 2021

"Conservatism"

Surprised that I'm promoting an effort by self-described "radical feminists"? They seek to rescue Afghan women who are victims of oppression. The leaders are women I've worked with before in fighting human trafficking and prostitution and porn racketeers. https://t.co/IX9z5r70iH

— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) September 7, 2021

ISI Interview with Sohrab Ahmari

Our ⁦@ISI⁩ podcast interview with ⁦@SohrabAhmari⁩ is up! We talk about his book “The Unbroken Thread,” Solzhenitsyn & “counterfeit” vs. real freedom, and political Catholicism, among other things. Give it a listen: https://t.co/4LCAJEyYjW

— Marlo Safi 🫒 (@marlo_safi) September 1, 2021

The Bullies in Power

An important article by @anneapplebaum. My experience advising victims confirms that boldly standing up to the bullies is the best strategy.

"A growing atmosphere of mob justice is producing the kind of self-censorship found in authoritarian regimes." https://t.co/Oef4LKWPyb

— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) September 1, 2021

Bullying works by inducing fear. I always knew that if you made it clear that you were not afraid of the bullies, they would leave you alone. What I've learned is that there is more to it than that. When bullies see that you're not afraid of them, they become afraid of you.

— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) September 1, 2021

Cancel culture is a form of bullying but it is a form of bullying that relies on soft power. Not showing "fear" does not matter; if they can cancel you, they will. Hard-power bullies do not care if you fear them or not; if you resist they may even escalate. George doesn't know because he's proteceted and he lives in the Ivory Tower.

Brion McClanahan on the "Idea" of America

How do you preserve the "idea" of America? - https://t.co/vecxIjMkLr pic.twitter.com/3zdlmmgVJi

— Brion McClanahan (@BrionMcClanahan) August 30, 2021

Other Than the Rejection of Abortion, There is No Repudiation of Feminism Here

Why Don’t We Tell Women What’s Making Them Miserable? https://t.co/UILSJpXGXs

— National Review (@NRO) August 29, 2021

Hazony's Controlled Op Continues

This @yhazony-led conference is really going to be something https://t.co/qHv3PX4Pd0 pic.twitter.com/EYPKnFrY4s

— Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) August 27, 2021

And Robert George is appropriating MLK Jr.

We are men and women of many racial and ethnic backgrounds; we represent various shades of religious and political belief. What unites us is a commitment to make Martin Luther King's dream a reality. If Dr. King's dream is your dream, please join us.https://t.co/fX49X9vQcC

— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) August 27, 2021

Not the Sort of "Conservatives" We Want Talking about O'Brien

My podcast with @Ricochet's @p_m_robinson & John Yoo on Master And Commander: We talk about imperial nostalgia, war, naval adventure, movies about men, novels that bring dads & sons together.@HannahGraceLong @varadmehta @ToryAnarchist @JohnOSullivanNRhttps://t.co/kZybuNN6jM

— Titus Techera (@titusfilm) August 27, 2021