VIDEO: National Review’s Cooke Touts Value of Federalism | Eastern NC Now

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Conservatives, Libertarians both win with focus on local control

    RALEIGH - A greater reliance on federalism could help address key political concerns for both traditional conservatives and libertarians. That's one of the key arguments in Charles C.W. Cooke's new book, The Conservatarian Manifesto.

    Cooke, a National Review writer, discussed key themes from the book during a speech Monday for the John Locke Foundation's Shaftesbury Society and the National Review Institute. He explained that changing attitudes about issues such as abortion, gay marriage, and gun control will force the conservative movement and Republican Party to make some choices about the best way to secure a winning electoral coalition in the future.

    In the video clip below, Cooke touts the value of federalism.


    Click here to watch the full 53:23 presentation.