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National Review writer Charles C.W. Cooke explained his new book, The Conservatarian Manifesto, on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Wednesday, claiming that Senator Rand Paul (R., KY) perhaps best represents the “conservatarian” political point of view.
Cooke said conservatarians feel “libertarian when around conservatives and conservative when around libertarians . . . They don’t like libertarians on defense, they don’t like libertarians on foreign policy, and they’re not sure about libertarians on abortion — abortion is the one so-called ’social issue’ that is still an outlier.”
“But on drugs, on gay marriage, and on federalism, they’re disappointed with conservatism,” he continued. “And they’re also irritated with a Republican Party that doesn’t always live up to its résume.”
Host Willie Geist asked Cooke which national politician would be most likely to garner “conservatarian” support. “I think, on paper, Rand Paul is probably the closest,” he said. “Although he’s got a number of problems himself.”