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Ross Douthat in the WSJ: An engaging piece in which Douthat looks the "theocon" label in the face – and embraces it. Take that, Andrew Sullivan! Political movements are often labeled by their enemies. "Neoconservative" was an insult Michael Harrington hurled at Norman Podhoretz and Irving Kristol during their journey rightward; "queer" was a slur…