Fall has finally come to the campus. The Hoosier heat and humidity have receded into memory, and now cool winds blow the colorful leaves off the trees. Included in this issue is a review of Dr. Placher’s final book, Mark, which was just published this past August. Zach Churney ’14 presents an interesting [...]

In an effort to keep this blunt, provocative, and worthy of your instant, omnipotent judgment, let me state for the record: I like Glenn Beck.
Yes, yes, I know: I’m a complete idiot because you’ve watched a fifteen-second clip, which gives you an authoritative opinion. You’ve seen the crocodile tears; you’ve heard him call President Obama [...]

Wabash Conservative Union: Can you tell us a little bit about your education and what made you turn towards Libertarianism?
Dr. Tom Palmer: That’s a more difficult question than it may seem because I’ve been thinking about these questions for a long time. I would say that when I was very young I had a formative [...]

WCU speaker Dr. Tom G. Palmer blogged today about his recent visit to Wabash. Here’s part of what he had to say:
I had the pleasure of speaking Thursday night at Wabash College in Indiana and had made a condition of accepting that I would get to visit the Goodrich Room in the Library. I’m [...]

It should be noted that the Wabash Conservative Union consists of a hodgepodge of individuals with differing ideas on what constitutes “conservatism.” With a group consisting of neoconservatives, paleoconservatives, social conservatives, fiscal conservatives, and libertarians, we often have our disagreements on a wide range of topics. Yet, I feel that we all joined the [...]

On Thursday, December 10, 2009, the Wabash Conservative Union will proudly host Dr. Tom Palmer, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, and director of Cato University, the Institute’s educational arm. Dr. Palmer has contributed to numerous papers and scholarly journals, including the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Ethics, Critical Review, and [...]

I believe that conservatism needs to be redefined by focusing on small, unobtrusive, fiscally responsible government. As a conservative I believe that I know what is best for my family and myself, and that it is not the government’s place to dictate my actions. I also believe that I know how to best spend my earned income, and that the government should not tax me to support failing social welfare programs.