'Not real encouraging': 'Future of conservatism' panel introduced; Shortage of conservatives spotted

On Tuesday, the Manhattan Institute think tank will host a discussion panel about the “future of conservatism.” Here are the participants:

What is the future of #conservatism? Join our live discussion http://t.co/7RkNGNgu77 #PolicyEdge pic.twitter.com/xXGhMhm7SQ

— Manhattan Institute (@ManhattanInst) March 9, 2014

There have been questions on Twitter about how some of the people participating in a “future of conservatism” discussion panel were chosen:

Whoa, @ManhattanInst. I would love to hear an explanation for the selection of this panel: https://t.co/IEExn62HiY How did this come about?

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) March 9, 2014

https://twitter.com/KristinaRibali/status/442787265308139520

Perhaps Brooks will be on hand in order to teach humility to the rest of the panel while calling out conservative “loons.”

https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/442783021989892096

@JammieWF @gabrielmalor @ManhattanInst Reihan and Avik, sure. The rest are explicitly libertarian or anti-conservative.

— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) March 9, 2014

https://twitter.com/KristinaRibali/status/442790335458975745

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@KristinaRibali @gabrielmalor not real encouraging to us flyover nobodies to see Barro, Brooks, etc given such big platforms @ManhattanInst

— Jason Hart (@jasonahart) March 9, 2014

@gabrielmalor "People we know who are slightly to the right of all of the other people we know"?

— 100 Proof (@ChampionCapua) March 9, 2014

https://twitter.com/screwtape1a12/status/442787666359513089

For the win:

https://twitter.com/GayPatriot/status/442792665240064000