Coalitional Common-Sense v. Never-Trump Purism, Part II

Essays by Hammer and Melnick on the Conservative Situation

As indicated in the first part, R. Shep Melnick is a scholar of American politics whose research concerns federal programs.  Although I do not know if he characterizes himself as a conservative, a critical edge which often has conservative implications is seen in his work:  a favorite piece of mine, for example, is one titled “From Tax and Spend to Mand…