Principles and Heresies

Adrift on the Wave of the Future

It is a small gain—but a hitherto most obscure point was clarified by Mr. Eisenhower in his acceptance speech at San Francisco: the meaning of “dynamic conservatism.” It may be that his recent assiduous reading of Eric Hoffer, Chester Bowles, and—it is rumored—Arthur Larson, has put him into a philosophical frame of mind. At any rate, for the first time, he has made clear the philosophical foundations of his position.