Last night (April 9, 2008) the Fordham Colleege Republicans hosted Jonah Goldberg- author of Liberal Fascism and notable conservative commentator. He addressed about 130 students and faculty on his contention that fascism- often labeled a right-wing ideology- is in fact left-wing and a liberal ideology. Even the liberals in the audience loved what he had to say and a number of them even said they were convinced by Jonah's argument. I wasn't very aware of Jonah before this speaking engagement but have become a big fan.
He was not only funny, but had a clear academic and intellectual side to him. I often gripe about conservative commentators' idiocy (read: Ann Coulter) but Jonah is the exact opposite. While he caters to red-meat conservatives, he also possesses the ability to convert the un-saved to conservatism- an ability very much lacking in too many commentators.
Be sure to pick up a copy of his NY Times best-seller, Liberal Fascism.
