Obsessions: The Rising Number of Coffee Shops and What It Means

You will not be surprised to know that this writer holds classical liberal values — mainly pluralism, scepticism, and individualism (see article on how it's often misunderstood) — so dear that he once labelled himself as a defender of criticism in a country that only added critical-thinking to its national school curriculum just recently. But you will also not be surprised to hear that he also holds certain conservative values so dear because, in essence, conservatism is about realism.