What is commonly referred to as “the conservative movement”—an alliance between Republican politicians and media polemicists—is what I call Big Conservatism, or the Big Con. The movers and shakers of the Big Con, though styling themselves as an alternative to the left are, in actuality, an alternative-left, the alt-left. That Big Conservatism is an alternative-left is gotten readily enough by their respective stances on a range of issues. Ben Shapiro, widely hailed as a rock star of the Big Con, is a classic case in point. Shapiro is talented. There can be no question about this. After all, it’s quite … Continue reading Alt-Left Celebrity Extraordinaire