Rick (npub1qw3…qe66) He was edgy 20 years ago when Buckley was still alive, and conservatism (New Right fusionism) was experimenting with more fusionism (liberaltarianism, crunchy cons, compassionate conservatism, etc).
All those things failed, the Overton window shifted, and the need for radicalism is pretty clear now. I don't know what purpose Dreher serves any more, his old crunchy con schtick is centrism without a point now.