Vegelibertarians

College friend Jerry Russello, a Brooklyn Burkean, favorably reviews Rod Dreher's Crunchy Cons. I'm not so sure. I know a lot of conservatives, but I can't think of many, if any, who match Dreher's description. But if trend is the plural of anecdote, and you can build a book around it, then somebody should take a look at the growing number of animal-rights libertarians. Actually, animal"rights" is probably not the right term, but I know a lot more vegetarian libertarians than I do homeschooling, organic-produce-munching traditionalists. Three in my immediate circle of friends, influenced in part by Nozick's brief and compelling discussion of animal-welfare in Anarchy, State and Utopia. Maybe there's a book there for someone, but no guarantee it will be as trendy and popular as Crunchy Cons.

Other candidates drawn from personal experience: Irish American libertarians and Jersey libertarians.