THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Scott Greer) - The Common Good Debate Leaves Out the Base’s Desire to Be Left Alone
Covid and peak woke deepened the right’s antipathy to social dictates. The post The Common Good Debate Leaves Out the Base’s Desire to Be Left Alone appeared first on The American Conservative .
Conservatism The Common Good Debate Leaves Out the Base’s Desire to Be Left Alone Covid and peak woke deepened the right’s antipathy to social dictates. Conservative intellectuals have spent the past month fiercely debating the “common good.” On one side are those who believe that government policy should operate on this principle (however it’s defined). On the other side are those who warn that it threatens individual liberty. The debate inspired dozens of articles and tweets on the topic, illustrating some of the bitter divides on the right during the second Trump administration. But for all the…Open