Have you read any of her columns that are posted here? If you did you'd realize that she is quite conservative. The thing is, she has an open mind and is willing to learn about other philosiphies, rather than just being automatically hostile to them.
I didn't know much about Libertarians, until I came to FR. I read EVERY link and EVERY Libertarian web site, that was suggested to me, in those bygone days. I've also had YEARS of reading FR's Libertarians replies. Mine, was NOT some hasty judgement, made on the fly, about the LP and self proclaimed Libertarians. So, don't preach to me, newbie.