Analysis

4 Intellectuals Who Started Out Liberal But Ended Up Conservative

Ben Zeisloft
4 Intellectuals Who Started Out Liberal But Ended Up Conservative
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The American conservative movement has been forged by specially gifted intellectuals and communicators.

From Barry Goldwater to Thomas Sowell, to Rush Limbaugh, particular thinkers have emerged as once-in-a-generation leaders advancing the principles of limited government, federalism, constitutional originalism, religious liberty, and free market capitalism in their own unique styles. 

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