The Case Against New Ideas.

Comments on politics and government in the U.S. as of July 11, 2005. Influence of political ideology on U.S. politics; Competition between Conservatives and Liberals for relevant and applicable political theory; View of some Democrats that a lack of new ideas keeps the party from increasing its political influence; Arguments against the importance of new ideas to political influence in the U.S.; View that Liberal ideas will not be applied while Republicans maintain dominance in U.S. politics; Difference between political ideologies and policy suggestions; Critique of the application of Conservative theory in President George W. Bush's policies, including his justification for the Iraq War and the privatization of Social Security; Influence of competition between Liberal and Conservative ideas on the outcome of elections and voter participation in the U.S.