Scanning today’s conservative movement, one cannot help but notice widespread lethargy.  Yes, scores of followers subscribe to its magazines, make tax-deductible donations, attend banquets, and usually vote as directed, but with few exceptions (e.g., the early days of the Tea Party), everything is rather perfunctory.  If the right does get agitated, this typically reflects loathing the left versus any crusader-like zeal for its own cause. Let me offer an explanation: leaders on the right generally lack courage, and this deficiency undercuts enthusiasm.  Few are inclined to follow a spineless functionary into battle.  Alexander the Great explained it perfectly: an army of sheep led by a lion is more to be feared than an army of lions led by a sheep.  I cannot think of a single conservative leader or organization that could be, even slightly, characterized as lion-like “courageous.”  Energizing the troops has come to mean enticing big...(Read Full Article)