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Benji Backer, the author, believes that limited government, fiscal responsibility, American ingenuity and the marketplace can solve many of the world's problems, including climate change. He is pro-gay marriage but does not see eye to eye with the Republican party on abortion and other social issues.
Benji Backer is the 26-year-old author of a new book called The Conservative Environmentalist.
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Episode: It’s not easy being a green conservative
Benji Backer, the author, believes that limited government, fiscal responsibility, American ingenuity and the marketplace can solve many of the world's problems, including climate change. He is pro-gay marriage but does not see eye to eye with the Republican party on abortion and other social issues.
Benji Backer is the 26-year-old author of a new book called The Conservative Environmentalist.
I grew up thinking of myself as a John McCain, Mitt Romney Republican.
I don't see eye to eye with a lot of the people in the party on abortion and those sorts of things.
I believe that limited government, fiscal responsibility, American ingenuity, entrepreneurship, the marketplace can solve a lot of the problems.
I believe in capitalism and I believe in America being the best country in the world. I do believe in American exceptionalism. I do believe that we have areas to improve.