Whatever notoriety the nationalists have mustered has resulted from their opposition to immigration. Immigrants, the nationalists allege, are destroying American culture. Despite the nationalists' antipathy for federal regulations and D.C. bureaucrats, nationalism, too, is not a philosophy of limited government. Frum advocates slashing subsidies and abolishing agencies. Unfortunately, as he tries to make the case for a Coolidge-sized federal government, Frum can't help taking a gratuitous shot at libertarians, his natural allies.
Many libertarians are equally concerned with maintaining the character of a free people, of course.
And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences. Frum the self-styled Burkean omits O'Rourke's second sentence. And Frum the Canadian may simply be suffering mild culture shock. Weld harbors contradictions, all right, but they result from his inconsistent application of libertarianism. But he also promotes environmental regulations that impose huge costs on consumers and property owners.