A Political Testimony

The life of a conservative from Reagan to Trump

The world shifts, and politics along with it. You know this when you are young, from books. Later in life, you may see it for yourself, firsthand. This is both interesting and unsettling. Dislocating.

I always had conservative inclinations, I suppose. When I was in college, they took political expression. I entered college in 1982. I became a convinced conservative, of the Reagan stripe. Through reading, sure — but also through the observation of events.

“The facts of life are conservative,” said Margaret Thatcher.

What does that mean, “conservative”? It means different things to different people. I have a speech on this — about 6,500 words. (I will spare you this speech now.)