Do conservative magazines take liberty seriously?

Daniel Klein and Jason Briggeman say maybe not:

Abstract:
Conservatives say they are for small government and individual liberty,
but a
content analysis of leading conservative magazines shows that most have
preponderantly failed to take pro-liberty positions on sex, gambling,
and
drugs. Besides many anti-liberty commissions, the magazines may be
criticized
for anti-liberty omission–that is, failing to oppose anti-liberty
policies.
Magazines investigated include National
Review
, The Weekly Standard, The
American
Enterprise,
and
The American Spectator. We find that National
Review
has had the strongest
record on liberty on the issues treated, while the others have
preponderantly
failed to be pro-liberty or have even been anti-liberty.

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