Besides the overpowering general snark, the author dismisses Sowell's Conflict of Visions as an absurdity that he's plainly never heard of before. Most of the article consists of denying that anyone on the Left holds positions that many on the Left loudly advocate. Finally, th…
Besides the overpowering general snark, the author dismisses Sowell's Conflict of Visions as an absurdity that he's plainly never heard of before. Most of the article consists of denying that anyone on the Left holds positions that many on the Left loudly advocate. Finally, the author demonstrates a hallmark of Leftism: a need to claim a monopoly on good intentions. He does so with this quote:
"The politically salient argument between the left and the right is not about whether inequality or poverty can be eliminated but rather whether public policy should aim to reduce both."
Part of the author's purpose in making that statement is to deny that any Leftist ever advocates eliminating inequality or poverty (an extraordinary lie on his part), but the other implication is that no one on the Right wants to reduce poverty. This in spite of the fact that literally everyone who supports free markets knows that free markets improve the plight of the poor far more than any other system.
A left-wing hit piece on this article:
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/10/the-most-incoherent-conservative-take-on-israel-yet.html
Besides the overpowering general snark, the author dismisses Sowell's Conflict of Visions as an absurdity that he's plainly never heard of before. Most of the article consists of denying that anyone on the Left holds positions that many on the Left loudly advocate. Finally, the author demonstrates a hallmark of Leftism: a need to claim a monopoly on good intentions. He does so with this quote:
"The politically salient argument between the left and the right is not about whether inequality or poverty can be eliminated but rather whether public policy should aim to reduce both."
Part of the author's purpose in making that statement is to deny that any Leftist ever advocates eliminating inequality or poverty (an extraordinary lie on his part), but the other implication is that no one on the Right wants to reduce poverty. This in spite of the fact that literally everyone who supports free markets knows that free markets improve the plight of the poor far more than any other system.