Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism by Carl T. Bogus

On December 10, 2011, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Wilfried F. Voss

William F. Buckley Jr., was the foremost architect of the conservative movement that swept the American political landscape from the 1960s to the early 2000s. When Buckley launched National Review in 1955, conservatism was a beleaguered, fringe segment of the Republican Party.

The Conservative Greenfielder's Lament

On March 6, 2010, in Greenfield, MA, Life in New England, Politics in Greenfield, Massachusetts, by Wilfried F. Voss

I just discussed an article printed in the local newspaper, The Recorder, with my wife. She had kept it for me to read and was interested in my opinion about it. Before I share my – utterly unimportant – opinion, let me quote from the article (March 3, 2010) titled A Conservative’s Lament by Ben Clarke.

Scientific Study: Conservatives Have Lower IQ

On March 1, 2010, in Neurotica, by Wilfried F. Voss

The more intelligent people are, the more they are willing to engage into something new. Conservatives and religious people, in turn, do have a lower intelligence quotient. Psychologists believe, the phenomena can be explained through an evolution-biological view.