February 27, 2009

The Rise of Lowbrow

Writing at The American Conservative, John Derbyshire's premise is that Limbaugh, Hannity and much of right-wing talk radio harm the conservative movement, in part by appealing to a "lowbrow" element that is then easily caricatured and held up to ridicule by our political opponents . I find myself largely agreeing with the critique, tempered as it is by Derbyshire's acknowledgment of Limbaugh's long-term contributions to spreading conservatism's message. There is also much to like in conservative talk radio that goes unremarked upon here, but it's a good read that is getting quite mixed reviews, as you'd imagine.

How Radio Wrecks the Right

Posted by dan at February 27, 2009 12:36 AM