[dhuffman@awod.com]

The article mentions libertarianism and communitarianism while FreeRepublic is/used to be the conservative news discussion forum. Neither of those two isms, any more than the GOP, define conservatism. Either we are equal or we are not. Good people should be armed where they will, with wits and guns. NRA KMA

[KDD]

I agree with Ronald Reagan and his perception of conservatism...and I quote...

"If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals–if we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is.
Ronald Reagan