FOR THE RECORD….Just to make sure there’s no misunderstanding, Ross Douthat explains today that, yes, he really does believe that modern progressives favor a “new eugenics.” Or, in any case, “eugenic-ish tendencies.” Or, when we actually get down to the nub of the thing as it relates to actual progressives, “an unfettered right to abortion.” So that explains that.
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