Andrew Sullivan is a "conservative," which represents a virtuous mean between the extremes of "liberal" and "reactionary."  He does not ever actually define "liberal," but a "conservative" is content to "resist, slow, or even mock the nostrums of the left."  To a "reactionary," by contrast, "it is essential that they [the nostrums of the left] be attacked — and forcefully."  What is more, reactionaries, like the Left, advocate "social engineering," thereby abandoning something that Sullivan calls "liberal democratic moderation." A conservative, perusing the "social, cultural, and demographic changes of the last few decades" seeks only "to reform its [sic] excesses, manage its [sic] unintended consequences, but otherwise live with it [sic]."  The conservative, typified by Sullivan, is "more comfortable [than a...(Read Full Article)