Of two good things, one is better?

I’ve been wondering about this conservative-libertarian divide and am happy to find this discussion of my man F.A. Hayek on the matter, as here:

The word “conservatism” is a vague term that covers a wide range of ideas. Hayek’s criticisms don’t necessarily apply to every version of conservative thought. A few of his arguments are totally dated, and some perhaps were invalid even back in 1960.

But several apply to various forms of conservatism that remain influential today. In particular, Hayek’s criticisms of conservative for their excessive aversion to change, their attachment to discretionary government power, their willingness to use state power to enforce “moral” values, and their tendency towards “strident nationalism” all retain considerable force.

“My man” in that I have found his stuff liberating in its calm, cool, and collectedness.  He’s the ultimate anti-fussbudget such as abounds in the leftist camp and turns up sometimes also among the right.

His Road to Serfdom is the Hayek intro, but Fatal Conceit: the Errors of Socialism is one to read right after it.