The Problem with Catholic Integralism in One Tweet

Right now, conservatives are having an internal debate on what the future of conservatism ought to mean. On one side are conservative defenders of liberal democracy who believe the Constitution’s commitment to liberty is what is most sacrosanct. On the other side are conservative critics of liberal democracy. These voices believe that liberal democracy is a secular trojan horse that has emptied society of any meaningful notion of moral consensus and the common good. So these voices, as my friend Sohrab Ahmari writes, are seeking to re-order the public square to “the common good and ultimately the Highest Good.”