[Ohioan]

I absolutely agree with your principal point; indeed, have been pointing out the huge philosophic chasm between the moral bases for American Conservatism, including our respect for the free market & property rights & the misleading Utilitarian argument for the free market & property rights. The latter is a philosophic trap, where we are always under attack; while the former, based upon the concepts enunciated in the Declaration of Independence, is inherently consistent not only with what works best, but what is also morally right.

Interestingly, although hardly anyone recognizes the fact, America's greatest literary figure, Edgar Allan Poe, recognized that the Utilitarians were playing dishonest word games, back in the 1840s. (See Poe Rebukes British Utilitarians.)

Your point is very important to a fuller understanding of the nature of the ideological conflict over the future.

Thank you for posting this.

William Flax

[Boogieman]

There is a big gulf there. Try talking to a modern day Brit about the concept of Natural Law and they look at you like you are speaking Greek.