Cliven Bundy and the Soul of Modern Conservatism (via Moyers & Company)
An excerpt of this post first appeared in The Washington Post. When Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy laments that today’s “Negro” has not learned to pick cotton, is he merely a racist crackpot or instead an avatar of modern conservatism? The answer…
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