Goldberg on Radicals
Jonah Goldberg has kind words for our own Brian Doherty's Radicals for Capitalism :
Radicals for Capitalism is, quite simply, the best book of its kind ever written. This should not be interpreted as faint praise merely because it is the only book of its kind ever written (at least that I am aware of). It is an extraordinary accomplishment. Doherty, a senior editor at Reason magazine, has amassed an astonishing amount of information, often from hard-to-find sources, and presented it in a way that is accessible to the novice and illuminating to those already familiar with its subject matter (this reviewer falls into both camps, depending on the topic).
He has a few critiques, too. But the review is mostly glowing. It concludes with something of a surprise:
No conservative should commit to a policy without first consulting the libertarian position. Indeed, once conservatism forgets to ask, "Should the government really be doing this?" it will have ceased conserving what is best about conservatism.
It's refreshing to know that there are still a few people on the right who think this way.
