The intra-conservative contretemps between Sohrab Ahmari and David French has thus far been a study in failed communication. From Ahmari's opening salvo on Twitter to French's rebuttal and the endless proliferation of hot-takes across the conservative idea-sphere, both sides have continuously spoken past each other.
Team Ahmari has struggled to articulate its philosophical critique of the liberal order, while the Frenchists seem constitutionally incapable of acknowledging that the dispute is essentially about metaphysics.
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