In my piece today on Pinch Sulzberger and the business strategy of The New York Times I briefly mention and link Harry Stein’s, How I Accidentally Joined the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy (And Found Inner Peace). Let me say a bit more about this wonderful book. With all the talk about Metrocons, neocons, etc., it might be fun to put aside problems of definition and simply read a real life account of someone’s move from leftism to conservatism. Harry Stein’s book is a winning, thoughtful and frequently hilarious memoir of one liberal’s journey to conservatism. There were many factors pushing Stein to the right, but the most important was fatherhood. This is a good hearted, wise, and funny book. I recommend it highly.