Alexander Konetzki explains why he left The American Conservative:

At this point, I should mention that I’m a progressive. I didn’t even know TAC existed until a former colleague encouraged me to apply for an assistant editor position at the magazine last November, suggesting that it might be a good first step toward a career in journalism.

This wasn’t as ludicrous a suggestion as it might sound; TAC is like no other publication in the conservative universe.

Update: Further thoughts from Jonah Goldberg.