Standing for Something Is Not ‘Identity Politics’

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) speaks to the media as she arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 12, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
The Washington Post offers a dishonest view of conservatives, ignoring the possibility that they might actually have beliefs.

NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE P erry Bacon, writing in the Washington Post, has produced the latest version of that hoary, perennial column: “here is why conservatives should want to become Democrats, but they are too dumb to know it.” This ancient species of concern trolling is wearyingly familiar by now; I half expected it to conclude with “Max Boot is on vacation.” It is written for the consumption of people who loathe conservatives and conservatism but understand neither. It invariably involves logical fallacies, changes to the settled meaning of words, and straw-man versions of what conservatives actually believe.

Bacon ticks all those boxes. His column, entitled

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