THIS is from National Review?

Now this is an article one wouldn't expect to see from the National Review.

Yet I've remained nostalgic about D&D. I still have a box, stashed away in
the recesses of my basement, that holds a Player's Handbook, a Monster
Manual, and, of course, the DMG with that big red monster on the cover. Duct tape is the only thing keeping these battered volumes together. Stuffed into the box with them are a collection of adventure modules, stacks of character sheets, and folders full of carefully drawn maps of cities, kingdoms, and worlds that have existed only in my imagination. It's a pretty big box, this one. And no — as I inform my wife every year or two — I won't get rid of it.

That's because I've long harbored a secret notion in the back of my mind: Wouldn't it be awesome to get a game going again?

There. I've said it. If you feel an urgent need to call me a big loser, I'm ready to take it like a man.

Actually, in the community of role-playing gamers I'm familiar with, there are a surprising number of conservatives. This fact became apparent in November and December 2000, when gamers, just like everyone else, were talking about the hot topic of the day, the ever-continuing presidential race.

Update: Another column, this one from the Boston Globe.