Source: The UnPopulist
by Robert Tracinski
“People like me — small-government types who were once considered on ‘the right’ but have never reconciled ourselves to supporting Donald Trump — are often asked by our old conservative friends, ‘What happened to you? Why did you change?’ The question invites a grim chuckle, because of course we did not really change; the questioners did. They’re the ones who flipped on free trade, on the separation of powers, on Russia, for crying out loud, and a great deal else. When everyone else is shifting their convictions, it’s amazing how fast you can move just by standing still. Yet it would be strange if the big and unexpected events of the day did not cause us to rethink at least a few things. One way I have changed is that despite always believing in a small and limited government, I have become much more sympathetic to the need for building ‘state capacity.'” (03/25/25)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/trumps-indiscriminate-destruction