| What Conservatism Retains: A Commitment to Liberty
Blitz, Mark
Policy Review, June 2010, #161, online edition
"After conservatives lost the 2008 elections, they began to fear that their ideas no longer had political appeal. Events soon showed their worries to be excessive. Their concern, nonetheless, offers an occasion to reflect on what American conservatism should defend. The ebb and flow of politics may, soon enough, lead again to undue apprehension or imprudent action. Self-proclaimed conservative — and liberal — pundits will, in any event, continue to tell conservatives, often foolishly, what their principles should compel them to believe and do. Above all, the long-term prognosis may not be good unless conservatism is correctly understood. Political health is not automatic; it requires judgment and choice."
Mark Blitz is the Fletcher Jones professor of Political Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College.
Go to the article at:
http://www.hoover.org/publications/policy-review/article/5368
C7/03-10. Posted August 25, 2010
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