Does Conservatism Need to be Upgraded for Relevance?

Commentary The notion that what is old is no longer relevant is one of the many lies the left tells conservatives and that too many conservatives swallow. When a newly elected Justin Trudeau had what some in media called his mic drop moment in 2015, telling reporters “Because it’s 2015” as justification for his decision to have a gender-balanced cabinet, that was Liberal cool at its most quintessentially vapid. “Because it’s 2015” was no real answer, and we knew that no real answer would be forthcoming. It was an appeal to progress and equality without argument. Equality of outcome trumped every other value, while merit, proportion, and experience were steamrolled over with a hollow platitude....