Conservatism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
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The Fundamentalist Phenomenon: A View from Within; A Response from Without edited by norman j. cohen eerdmans,…
Capitalism and the Disorders of Modernity
For most people in America, all those not familiar with the complicated ideological positioning on the right…
The Flag Amendment Is a Religious Issue
The issue of a constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the American flag is currently on political…
Constitutionalism and Modernity
Confronting the Constitution: The Challenge to Locke, Montesquieu, Jefferson, and the Federalists from Utilitarianism, Historicism, Marxism, Freudianism,…
Abortion and the Neutral State
The search for the American political mainstream is a risky enterprise. It can be a salutary and…
The Fate of Republicanism
Revolt against Destiny: An Intellectual History of the United States by paul a. carter columbia university press,…
In Favor of Muddling Through
In American political rhetoric–stump speeches, newspaper editorials, party propaganda–the terms “left wing” and “right wing” are used…
The Necktie Gap
The Resurgent Liberal: And Other Unfashionable Prophecies by robert reich random house, 303 pages, $19.95 There are…
Conservatism Against Itself
The question before us is whether cultural conservatism is compatible with economic liberalism, the political philosophy of…
Reflections on the Flag-Burning Case
One of my jobs as a summer reporter for the The Berkshire Eagle during my college and…
