NRO Digest: It's no time to give up

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November 7, 2012

This dark day on National Review Online . . .

THE EDITORS: What to do when defeated by a remarkably liberal campaign? Now What?

JONAH GOLDBERG: Last night was a bad night, but it's no time to give up. Against Despair.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: How to account for failures. Three Ways of Explaining Defeat.

KEVIN D. WILIAMSON: From Ohio, three lessons conservatives need to take going forward. How Romney Lost.

MICHAEL KNOX BERAN: Whither a wounded classical liberalism? The Wilderness.

GROVER NORQUIST: The reelection of the Republican House tells us all we need to know. What Just Happened.

MARY MATALIN: A political narcissistic sociopath leveraged fear and ignorance into a winning campaign. Mendacity and Malice Won.

HEATHER MAC DONALD: The demographic problem Republicans confront with Hispanics isn't due to immigration. Why Hispanics Don't Vote Republican.

MICHAEL BARONE: The country is no longer culturally cohesive. Two Americas.

RAMESH PONNURU: My hasty contrarian tight-Romney-win call was flawed. What I Got Wrong.

WILLIAM VOEGELI: The people are sovereign, but not infallible. Forward, As They Say.

ROBERT COSTA: Several reasons for the loss have emerged. Romney Adviser: It Was the Messaging.

KATRINA TRINKO: At the end, the data had correctly predicted partisan affiliation. In Ohio, the Polls Weren't Skewed.

GOLDBERG: Contra Paul Krugman, conservatives aren't jeopardizing the future of scholarship. The Critique of Nate Silver's Pure Reason.

QUIN HILLYER: The whole country is in for a rough, rocky, even frightening four years. Time to Reassess.

CHARLES A. DONOVAN: This is not a time for retooling the party or our ideology. The New Babylonian Captivity.

PETER KIRSANOW: There is no time for the traditional post-election honeymoon. Fight.

CARRIE L. LUKAS: Republicans do need to worry about the gender gap. Women and the GOP Have Trust Issues.

MICHAEL TANNER: The Republican party's problems became clear last night. No Good Excuses.

MICHELLE MALKIN: Brave U.S. soldiers deserve easier electoral access. Our Disenfranchised Troops.

THOMAS SOWELL: Obama continues to demonstrate contempt for American constitutional democracy. Waiving Freedom.

BETWEEN THE COVERS: John J. Miller talks with Terry McKnight about his new book. Pirate Alley: Commanding Task Force 151 Off Somalia.

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