Jack Hunter writes at The American Conservative that libertarianism is real conservatism. That’s true, as a conservatism before the right became interested in big public programs and meddlesome interference with private lives.
(There’s a way, of course, that we seem bold compared with a stodgy, government-dependent right. That’s why those unfamiliar with libertarian principles think we’re radicals. We’re not; some have simply forgotten the depth of America’s tradition of personal liberty. We’re not radicals; America’s respect for liberty only seems radical in a world of government meddling and intrusion.)
Thoughtful and provocative.