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There is a question that bothers many political conservatives today. It bothers us so much that the progressives and reactionaries take great delight in making us wince by asking it again and again, in their gloating and glowering essays. I can attest that they send it to us in emails and direct messages and even texts, too: “Why have you failed?” Or, “Why do conservatives fail to conserve?”
What is the point of you? is less a question than an accusation or a verdict.
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Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.
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There is a question that bothers many political conservatives today. It bothers us so much that the progressives and reactionaries take great delight in making us wince by asking it again and again, in their gloating and glowering essays. I can attest that they send it to us in emails and direct messages and even texts, too: “Why have you failed?” Or, “Why do conservatives fail to conserve?”
What is the point of you? is less a question than an accusation or a verdict.
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About the Author
Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.
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