Bravo! Some people say, prohibition is here to stay and we can't talk about re-legalization. That's what they said about the Soviet Union before the Berlin Wall fell. American people tend to be stupid voters, but eventually they will get the message, once they feel enough pain. The American economy is collapsing, soon legalization will be an economic necessity. Prohibition amounts to treason, since Al Qaeda/Taliban in Afghanistan derive most of their income due to prohibition. Eventually, even the most stupid will get the message.

There are few things more traditional than cannabis and prostitution. The first has been cultivated for thousands of years, and became illegal as part of FDR's New Deal. the second is the second oldest profession in the world (after hunting-gathering). For Brent to so breezily dismiss these as bad culture, indicates he is out of touch with history, and wants to impose "Christian" culture by force.

Rome is burning, while social conservatives fiddle. Surely there are more important topics to discuss, than taking extreme examples of collegiate disorder. Why not question government funding of schooling, and investigate whether there is positive correlation between tax funding and abuse on campus.

The proposed taxes on recreational pot in Washington State would effectively double the retail price. Which means this is not a viable business model.

The Washington initiative passed, but did not really "legalize" cannabis. Only when grown by state-approved cronies (who pay $1000/year) and sold in state-approved crony stores. There would be 25% at three different levels. People could possess no more than 1 oz (already a misdemeanor only) and could not grow for their own use. The proposed recreational pot stores (like pink unicorns), if they ever come into existence (in some improbable alternate universe), would legally collide with federal law. Participants could be charged with hundreds of years of federal time for becoming part of the Washington State cartel. The state would have a perverse incentive to shut down already-existing dispensaries, who pay much less in taxes.

Excellent observations, and long over-due in conservative circles. In the LP we don't have this particular problem, but LPers tend to another religion (being quirky in a personal sense, and "non-interventionist" in foreign policy).

Obama is not trying to "secularize" America. He's trying to tip the scales in favor of Islam and socialism, whether abroad or domestically. This article is a good example of why conservatism has failed, intellectually, because it is so dishonest. All the examples she cites, are a connection between government and "god". Precisely what is going on in Iran and other shariah-ruled countries. How can this type of conservatism address the threat we face today, which is no longer the Soviet Union, but rather Jihadism abroad and socialism at home?

The US Constitution does not mention religion at all (thank gods). Uniquely Judeo-Christian morality has nothing to do with it. To the extent Judeo-Christianity is right, it is not unique. To the extent it is unique, it is wrong.

Feel free to have your own pagan celebrations (celebrating the winter solstice with trees). But don't expect to use government resources as a platform for your religion. To accuse humanists of sinfulness is a bit rich, after so many priests have been caught, and so much economic and personal damage has been caused by faith-inspired government.

"Conservatism" is not a political ideology, but a psychological predisposition. The real political issue is not, conservative or liberal (whatever those terms mean) but rather, liberty or tyranny. Some positions defined as "socially conservative" are right, some wrong, some in between. Just as some red-heads are right, some wrong, etc. One area Romney made a big mistake on, is opposing the freedom to access medical cannabis.