Goldberg on Conservatism: It's In the Contradictions
I feel a strong affinity for Jonah Goldberg. We're of the same generation, our politics are similar, our tastes in humor are alike, and he seems addicted to overintellectualized explanations of what conservatism is and isn't. Plus he can often do it with the assistance of a few good booger jokes and Simpsons references.
Defining conservatism tends to get my attention, because (a) it's so often misdefined by people who aren't (or think they aren't) conservatives, (b) it helps me re-examine my own beliefs and practices as a citizen and as a New Christian, and (c) it inevitably draws a connecting thread through policy, politics, ideology and philosophy—an important activity that, frankly, the world needs more of.
All this is really a roundabout way of getting to my point: Jonah's filed another chapter in this discussion. Go read this latest installment from Jonah Goldberg’s G-File on National Review Online.