Modern conservatism with its nationalist idiom cannot understand Calhoun, much less respect the gravity of the problems he identified. And Tucker’s discussion of the South Carolina Exposition ...

Madeleine Kearns: In your most recent book, Conservatism: An Invitation to the Great Tradition, you provide a distilled synthesis of modern conservative thought. First, I’d like to begin with ...

Writing about Dr. Lee Edwards (1932-2024) is, in many ways, learning about some of the most important institutions in the ...

The Supreme Court decided Roe before the modern conservative movement began, in a very different American political and cultural environment. How different? The Southern Baptist Convention ...

Kennedy Jr. “What a mess the modern conservative movement is,” he sighed. The pile-on was swift. Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, was first. “Honestly, what are you talking about ...

In his books about Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater and other figures on the right, he was, one observer said, “a keeper of the ...

While no party can represent the whole of conservatism, the Republican Party’s role as the dominant right-of-center force in modern American politics makes it a good place to take ideological ...

But what does conservative mean in concrete and practical terms in these times of globalisation and digitalisation, climate change and the refugee crisis? How could the idea of a new and modern ...

His work helped shape the modern conservative movement, and his legacy will be defined by his immense contributions, his mentorship, and his unwavering dedication to the principles of freedom and ...