The subject article (Archconservatives’ Real Enemy Is Democracy) seems practically pointless to me because the archconservatives are elected representatives sent there to disrupt the futility of leftism and its redistribution business.
The article referenced is by Francis Wilkinson. Oct 9, 2015. Archconservatives’ Real Enemy Is Democracy. Retrieved From: http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-10-09/archconservatives-real-enemy-is-democracy
To be a leftist is to be a redistributionist. Leftism is large and in charge. It is like a disease that completely infects the Democratic party and partially infects the Republican party. Leftism is a business model where you can be the animal farm pig by posing as Santa Claus (Santa Claus runs the redistribution business). You can gain wealth and power and hide your greed and corruption behind the redistribution morality. This is the brand of democracy that far too many execute and support. Take from each according to their effort and give to each according to their vote.
Leftism is large because it is seductive to the unprincipled. The problem with the redistribution business is it produces institutionalized futility of effort by the very act of redistribution. Leftism is parasitical to good sense, morality, and effort. Leftism is futile and not good enough for me.
The US basically has a two party system. These two parties are like sumo wrestlers in the circle. The winner gets elected to run government. The effort in electing candidates that are not leftist is to have a large enough sumo wrestler that can bounce the other sumo wrestler out of the circle and then will manage, balance, and not grow the redistribution business.