Deconstructing the Left

There are plenty of conservative commentators and columnists, but I've noticed that Mark Steyn elicits a tremendous amount of wrath from the people on the left side of the political spectrum. I have a couple of theories why this is the case.

1. The biggest thing he does is he "deconstructs" the narrative of the liberal left like very few others. The myths and narratives that the left has constructed over the past decades--especially regarding the sacred ground of multi-culturalism and tolerance--are holy. They do not like to be questioned on things where they have determined the way the world should work. Steyn is so good at seeing the places in the narrative that are weak. Deconstruction is a term that leftists like to employ when reading texts like the Bible, but it can work both ways, and Steyn does it well.

2. He talks about the big issues: Can our culture survive? What is the nature of freedom at the beginning of the 21st century? Is the narrative being spun by the mainstream media trustworthy? Policy issues come and go and get a lot of ink, but time after time, Steyn writes about the very core of who we are.

3. He is funny. The left is mostly humorless, and they hate to be laughed at. Steyn points out the absurdities that are on the left and does it with wit.