Kendall Cons: Conservatives who won’t let anyone talk about what it means to be a conservative.
Kendall’s argument about the word “conservative” is almost entirely semantic. But his larger point that esoteric debates among men of letters are pointless in the face of actual on the ground politically disputed issues has merit. And actually, Rod’s book is more Kendallesque than Kirk’s writing ever was in that Rod hits the streets in an attempt to uncover what he perceives to be an emerging (recovering?) political “sensibility” (to pick a term).
The more difficult questions in this regard are those asserted here.
