Four versions of liberal condescension

Published February 7, 2010 5:00am ET



Gerard Alexander’s piece in yesterday’s Washington Post is the definitive analysis of liberal condescension. It comes in four kinds (I added the numbers):

(1) The first…maintains that conservatives win elections and policy debates not because they triumph in the open battle of ideas but because they deploy brilliant and sinister campaign tactics.

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