Heh

A very quick blip.

His “Worldly Conservo-Libertarian” Ideas

Comments

[mark l.]

"It seems to me that Dan doesn’t actually possess any coherent definition of conservatism, which would be fine, as it really isn’t necessary to have one, unless you make yourself an arbiter of the word’s proper use."

in judging dan, doesn't that put conor in the role of "arbiter of the word's proper use"?

my favorite line?

"The deeper I wade into these conversations, the more I realize how ahistorical, unprincipled and arbitrary are those who’ve appointed themselves the inquisitors of movement conservatism."

maybe he was shooting for the capitalized form of inquisitors, but one standing defintion of the non-specified form?
"One who inquires or makes an inquisition, especially a questioner who is excessively rigorous or harsh."

so conor is himself inquiring about the nature of conservatism-
I guess that means he might be a tad "ahistorical, unprincipled and arbitrary"?