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Donald Trump and the Anti-Reason Essence of Conservatism

By Stuart K. Hayashi

Feb 01, 2016
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Ironically, not all conservatives are happy with the prospect of a President Donald Trump.

Alarmed by the realization that Trump has a credible shot at winning the GOP presidential nomination, the editors of National Review have authored an editorial inveighing “Against Trump,”1 and they’ve compiled denunciations of the wildly popular candidate by conserv…

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