The Intellectual Incoherence of Conservatism
Modern conservatism, in the United States and Europe, is confused and distorted. Under the influence of representative democracy and with the transformation of the U.S. and Europe into mass democracies from World War I, conservatism was ... [... more]
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Theatre and the State
Recently I took part in a debate between theatre professionals about what political ideology was best suited for theatre: (left) liberalism or (right) conservatism. Neither has worked all that well in the real world, I pointed out, so why would ... [... more]
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Is Libertarianism Amoral?
The publication of a symposium on the question, "What is conservatism?"[1 ] provides us with an opportunity to explore once again a complex of issues frequently raised in these pages-that having to do with the differences between libertarianism [... more]
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Doomed to Failure: American Conservatism
By Paul Edward Gottfried. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. Xviii + 189 pages.] Paul Gottfried's excellent book lends strong support to a controversial claim of Murray Rothbard's. In his Though he was a close friend of Rothbard's and often his ally on ... [... more]
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Conservatism Turned Upside Down
It is a cliché of publishing to observe, when a book appears before the public years after it was first written, that it is more relevant now than ever. But it is difficult to think of how else Since this book is likely to reach beyond Rothbard's . [... more]
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Upstream: The Ascendance of American Conservatism
 Great history of the conservative movement in America: This book is a great overview of how American conservatism evolved in the late 20th century. Many of us only know Reagan, and not accurately at that, and wrongly believe that conservatism started [... more]
$16.00
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The Increasing Conservatism of Web Users
Users demand compliance with established design conventions. No site can stand out any more; all are part of a single interwoven user experience; the Web as a whole dictates design The usability tests we have conducted during the last year have ... [... more]
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Conservatism
Amazon.com Review: Editor Jerry Z. Muller argues persuasively in his introduction that conservatism is best understood as a particularistic ideology rooted in place and time rather than a universal one adhering to a set of Platonic ideals. In other words, [... more]
$115.00
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Up From Conservatism
Amazon.com Review: This former rising star of the right reveals what he believes to be the disturbing truth about the hidden economic agenda of the conservative elite - and about their cynical cultural war strategy for acquiring and maintaining political [... more]
$20.95
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Compassionate Conservatism: What it is, What it Does, ...
Amazon.com Review: If 2000 Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush has a catchphrase, it's "compassionate conservatism." But like so many political slogans, this term can mean very different things. Marvin Olasky--author of The Tragedy [... more]
$25.00
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Darwinian Conservatism (Societas S.)
Conservatives....Please read this!: The one other review here by H. Gintis is nonsense. Arnhart is one of the most thoughtful conservative academic thinkers of our time. To get a peek at him look up the debate he had in First Things with Demski, Johnson [... more]
$17.90
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Conservatism in America: Making Sense of the American Right
How we were neoconed: Have you ever wondered how the label "conservative" ceased to denote a serious poltical philosophy and became the prefered self designation of media hacks? If you want a specific contrast: think Ayn Rand vs. Ann Coulter! [... more]
$42.95
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