The Future of Politics

by Patrick Ruffini :: May 16th, 2007 9:39 pm

What does the conservative movement need now?

There seems to have been a lot of debate on that question lately, but I think the answer is simple as ever: ideas. Innovations in public policy in the ’80s and ’90s — from privatization to school choice to full-throated support for lower taxes to personal accounts for Social Security — reinvigorated our movement. This agenda is not complete by any stretch of the imagination — but what are the new ideas that will keep our movement fresh and on point for 2008?

Congressman Eric Cantor’s Solutions Factory is a great attempt at tackling this central challenge for our party. There you can submit your ideas for America, and rate and comment on others’ ideas. And as with most things that come directly from the people, a lot of the ideas are actually pretty good. I think sites like this have the potential to revolutionize policy formulation, and done right, serve the purpose that great think tanks like AEI and Heritage did in seeding the ideas for the Reagan Revolution.

What’s your idea for the future?

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