I once asked columnist Joe Sobran if he believed government was a necessary evil, or if he thought it might be an unnecessary one. He paused to think it over then said, very gravely, “I have no idea.” A few months later, he rejected in one of his columns the labels “conservative,” “libertarian,” and “anarchist,” choosing instead to call himself a “reactionary utopian.” He defines that as someone who wants to “go back to a better world that never quite existed.” I reckon I am in the same boat. I need a new name for myself. For years, I have … Continue reading Suddenly, Anarchy