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What the GOP Needs Is a John Wayne

Community, not freedom, is the true Western virtue: Brooks

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted May 5, 2009 9:28 AM CDT

(Newser) – Republicans have admired Westerns for decades, continually flocking to leaders—Goldwater, Reagan, Bush, Palin—who embody the John Wayne ideal of individualism and bravery. But as David Brooks writes, Westerns aren't really about lone heroes, but "civic order": how newcomers build communities in...   Read full story »

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