National Review contributing editor John Derbyshire, writing in the American Conservative, ((which bills itself as “the premier journal for thinking conservatives,”) asks — and answers — a bold question: are there downsides to conservative talk radio?
“Taking the conservative project as a whole – limited government, fiscal prudence, equality under law, personal liberty, patriotism, realism abroad – has talk radio helped or hurt? All those good things are plainly off the table for the next four years at least, a prospect that conservatives can only view with anguish. Did the Limbaughs, Hannitys, Savages, and Ingrahams lead us to this sorry state of affairs?”
Surprisingly — even for a “thinking conservative” — Derbyshire concludes the answer is “Yes.” Read more here:
