Mark is but saying what used to be called common sense. But in a Liberal/PC-dominated culture as most of the West is now, finding common sense is like finding needles in haystacks.
Great article and as usual, Steyn hits the nail on the head. Ideology is not bad, just as partisanship is not bad, though today any attempt to stand up for your beliefs is almost immediately met with; intolerant, un-compassionate, etc.
Sadly, the genie of every abhorrent lifestyle and liberal ideology is out of the bottle. I see no way to put it back so our future does indeed look a little gloomy, perhaps a little like France or England.