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Does the Word ‘Conservative’ Mean Anything Anymore?
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Does the Word ‘Conservative’ Mean Anything Anymore?

Positions aren't conservative just because the Republican president holds them.

Jonah Goldberg
Jul 22, 2020
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Hi Everybody,

“House Conservatives Accuse Liz Cheney of Being Disloyal to Trump,” Bloomberg declared in a headline yesterday. 

The first thing to say about this headline is that it’s nonsense. By what metric is Liz Cheney any less conservative than Matt Gaetz or Jim Jordan or any of the other members of the House Freedom Caucus gunning for her? Their voti…

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