My point has more to do with freedom of expression, which the left is in the process of destroying in this country. When I complain that freedom of speech is being destroyed, the usual rejoinder from the left is: "The Constitution only prevents the Government from retaliating against what it deems to be offensive speech -- companies and individuals are permitted to retaliate." Which is true, I suppose. But until fairly recent times, no one ever expected there to be a threat to free speech except from the Government! That certainly seemed to be the threat the framers of the Constitution had in mind.

I understand your frustration with conservatism on fiscal issues -- the middle class is reeling. This is mostly due to globalization and the race to the bottom. I am opposed to heavy taxation and/or increased redistribution of wealth, but I can't say I know how to fix the situation. I recently listened to an interview on the Quillette podcast with Jeff Rubin, author of the recently published The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed by Globalization. Very interesting. In the interview he didn't propose any fixes, though perhaps in the book he does.