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In the mid-1950s, the danger of an ever-expanding state was clear, but conservatives could not agree on an appropriate response, including whether the greater danger lay at home or abroad. The three main branches of conservatism—traditional conservatives appalled by secular mass society, libertarians repelled by the Leviathan state, and ex-Leftists alarmed by international Communism led by the Soviet Union—remained divided. Noting that “The few spasmodic victories conservatives are winning...

In The Right, Matthew Continetti offers a sweeping and flawed history of modern conservatism.

Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-SC) future in Congress will be decided Tuesday night in South Carolina’s Republican primary as she faces off against Katie Arrington. Maces opponent is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, but the roots of this challenge run far deeper than loyalty to Trump. Mace is targeted because she embodies a fusion of libertarian and conservative ideals that anger the emerging populist wing of the GOP.

Who wrote the Sharon State­ment, the conservative move­­ment’s most enduring state­ment of principle? Who founded the National Journalism Center, which has graduated more than 2,000 aspiring reporters, including such luminaries as Greg Gutfeld, Ann Coulter, John Fund, Timothy Carney, and William McGurn?

Richard Reinsch interviews Steven Hayward about his new biography, "M. Stanton Evans."

Actually, there are two podcasts today on the chosen topic, one by the usual home team, and a second by Richard Reinsch of the Heritage Foundation. Freshly resupplied with Laphraoig and Glen Livet, Lucretia assumes hosting duties for this weeks episode of the Three Whisky Happy Hour to examine—and cross-examine—me about my biography of M. Stanton Evans: Conservative Wit, Apostle of Freedom, which comes out officially on Monday. Lucretia walks me

What is American conservatism? Who were the thinkers who built it? Why did they do so? Who were their opponents?

They hate the establishment. They want to destroy the system. Meet the illiberal upstarts trying to remake conservatism.

Lee Edwards is a leading historian of American conservatism and the author or editor of 25 books. Conservatism is a philosophy, not an ideology. rozbyshaka/Getty Images Key Takeaways Foremost among the transcendent values is the individual’s use of his God-given free will, whence derives his right to be free from...arbitrary force. The Conservative looks upon politics as the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent ...

Entire process. steve: why did they block them? >> they blocked them because they were conservatives. steve: there has got to be another reason than that. >> sadly, there isnt. if you go through the foia records, the administrators were literally mocking the sharon statement, the founding documents of young americans for freedom and view it as out motive and ininclusive. steve: lawrence you have been with this for years. nothing new to you. >> when i think about conservatives showing up at campu...