While many people morph into political and religious traditionalists as they age, R. Duane Graham has evolved into an unapologetic skeptic of conservative thinking.

As a former evangelical Christian, and as a reformed and rueful dittohead, Mr. Graham atones for years of muddled thinking by challenging the prevailing political orthodoxy in our corner of the world, and by confronting the religious bigotry that too often invades — like a nasty virus — our local discourse.

Challenging that orthodoxy and confronting that bigotry is the purpose of The Erstwhile Conservative.