Wolfe in Sheep's Clothing

In sneering at Alan Wolfe (whose editors probably deserve equal contempt in this case), Douthat helpfully links to his own 2007 post about Russell Kirk, which I hadn't read before and which is well worth reading (if only for the off-hand slap at Jedediah Purdy and Wendell Berry), unless or perhaps especially if you are a fan of Alan Wolfe.