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What a confusing yet profound definition for oneself. There are library shelves filled with books on conservatism and what it means. It would take months, maybe years, to read them

Richard M. Weaver seemed to question whether liberal order was compatible with human flourishing. By the end of his life, he saw individual liberty as more than incidental to the good society.

Conservatives and economic freedom. National Conservatives and Freedom Conservatives stress different aspects of the free society. Was Hayek a conservative?

History and culture determine the possibilities of politics—this lesson is essential to preserving the future of conservatism.

Left-wing totalitarianism and right-wing authoritarianism are not our only options.

Last week, I conducted a Twitter poll asking a simple question: Does American conservatism require some level of belief in capitalism and free markets? With 434 votes cast, 79.5% said yes — an overwhelming supermajority that would melt the brains of NCPOL journos if it were Republican General Assembly election results. What does this anecdote

Is the Republican Party ready for a nerd? When it comes to anti-woke, announced Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (AI created?) is as forceful as, but curiously more passionate than, the soon-to-announce, eminently viable Ron DeSantis. Both men have a...

Frank Meyer, the intellectual father of fusionism, and Barry Goldwater, the first political apostle of fusionism, sought to unite, not divide, all conservatives. Their goal was a national movement guided by constitutional principles of ordered liberty. The solution for the American conservative movement in these challenging times is not a new but a renewed fusionism.

(Archived document, may contain errors)     Forging a New Conservative Foreign Policy

Paul Ryan's utilitarian politics have fallen out of favor in a party once poised to send him to the White House.