On Conservatism

A guest essay from David Polansky on why everyone defends what they know best.

Mar 21, 2025

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I’m thrilled to be publishing this essay by David Polansky on the hidden conservative in us all. If liberals prefer the status quo, are they the real conservatives? Polansky is a political theorist who writes at Strange Frequencies, which you should check out and subscribe to. This is one of the best pieces of writing I…

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A guest post by

David Polansky

I'm a part-time political theorist and writer with interests in nationalism, state-formation, political conflict, and religion, but also music, literature, film, etc.