Leonardi, now a father, outgrew the rock 'n' roll lifestyle but retained a distrust of authority and a passion for individual freedom and modern culture that hardly fits with the conservative label. The pundits' confusion probably arises from the institute's emphasis on such traditional conservative causes as tax cuts. However, neither true conservatives nor true liberals understand that civil liberties and economic freedoms are equals. Leonardi said, sorting through boxes of old-fashioned printed policy studies at the institute's new N. High Street headquarters. Technology really shakes things up and makes our life easier,'' he said.
Dynamism represents, in the words of . . .
Postrel writes in her new book, The Future and Its Enemies. It is a party that has no true political or intellectual home in America today. Its central value is learning, which unlike stability or control is an open-ended process. Dynamists do not expect, demand or desire a world that holds still.'' On one side are pessimists such as Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader, who believe in order and centralized authority, Postrel says. On the other are such optimists as Leonardi, who rest their hopes on freedom and the potential of individuals.