The Supposed Death Of Conservatism
Posted at 5:21pm on May 26, 2008 Reports Of Its Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
By Pejman Yousefzadeh
So George Packer has written a tome of sorts on "The Fall of Conservatism." The piece has received a lot of attention in the Blogosphere, with the right-of-center half expressing some dismay and wringing its hands (this reaction is not universal but it is prevalent) and the left-of-center half expressing undiluted delight and happiness (this reaction is much more prevalent). Then, there are the outliers; Andrew Sullivan, that well-known "Conservative of Doubt" whose Burkean tendencies naturally caused him to support the ultra-Burkean Barack Obama for President is also taken with the Packer piece. Meanwhile, I'm just writing to point out that much of the piece is overwrought and that the alarmism of the title is inversely proportional to the article's accuracy.
There's a great deal more. Read on . . .
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