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Self-explanation walks a fine line. Too little, and it looks like you are puffed about by the wind; too much, and you seem self-obsessed. Some answers are called for, but journalists should remember: the readers are here for the issues, not for your inner dramas
But I'll single out 3 for special comment. I have very much changed my mind about same-sex marriage. I explained why in 2011 davidfrum.com/article/i-was-… and over the following decade have come to feel even more strongly that SSM is a positive conservative reform
On climate issues, I have thought for decades that action was needed. I argued for a carbon tax in this book written between 2005 and 2007. amazon.com/Comeback-Conse… I was glad that then candidate Bush endorsed greenhouse regulation in 2000 and sorry he changed his mind in office
On guns: I have always thought hunters and farmers should have easy access to rifles and shotguns; that handguns should be closely regulated; and that there's no reason for any civilian to own military-type weapons. Before Newtown, I kept quiet. After that - I couldn't
