A very nice write-up, emphasizing a point I made a while ago here that one reason for the book’s success is that it was a book whose time has come. Here’s the opener:

That “thwack” you hear from coast to coast is conservative book-writing pundits smacking themselves on the forehead and exclaiming, “Why didn’t I think of that?” The reason is National Review editor Jonah Goldberg’s new book, Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning, as it racks up huge sales and dominates best-seller lists. It’s a natural — even obvious — idea whose time has come. The packaging is simple but brilliant, with a provocative title and one of the all-time classic dust jackets. The book is at once “high-concept” (a subject that can be defined simply and compellingly), yet unlike much of what passes as political publishing these days, Goldberg provides enough substance and complexity to justify his book’s length and price. In fact, most readers who pick up Liberal Fascism would wonder why hasn’t anyone given us this great resource before now. Not only is the topic is ubiquitous — it’s nearly impossible to engage in any form of conservative activism, from advocating tax cuts to protesting abortion without some ignorant leftie throwing the word “fascist” in your direction — but it’s also been going on for more than 60 years.