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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword to the new edition by Jonah Goldberg -- Introduction -- The Common Cause -- 1 Freedom, Tradition, Conservatism: Frank S. Meyer -- Emphasis on Tradition and Authority -- 2 Prescription, Authority, and Ordered Freedom: Russell Kirk -- 3 The Bill of Rights and American Freedom: Willmoore Kendall -- Emphasis on Freedom -- 4 A Conservative Case for Freedom: M. Stanton Evans -- 5 Education in Economic Liberty: Wilhelm Röpke -- 6 Why I Am Not a Conservative: F. A. Hayek -- The Prophetic View

Cover -- Contents -- Editors' Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. A History of Inherent Contradictions: The Origins and End of American Conservatism -- 2. An Interpretation of American Conservative Thought: Political Issues, Conceptual Differences, and Attitudinal Disjunctions -- 3. Conservatism in America? A Response to Sidorsky -- 4. The Worms and the Octopus: Religious Freedom, Pluralism, and Conservatism -- 5. Anti-Governmentism in Conservative Thought: A Note on Garnett's Conception of Religious Freedom -- 6. Constitutive Stories about the Common Law in Modern American Conservatism -- 7. The Role of Conservatism in Securing and Maintaining Just Moral Constitutions: Toward a Theory of Complex Normative Systems -- 8. Constitutional Conservatism and American Conservatism -- 9. Fighting Over the Conservative Banner -- 10. Uniting Conservatives: Comments on Bogus's Trifurcated Conservatism -- 11. Leo Strauss and American Conservative Thought and Politics -- 12. What Fascism Teaches Us -- 13. Segregation, Aggression, and Executive Power: Leo Strauss and 'the Boys' -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

"A must-own title." -National Review Online American Conservatism: An Encyclopedia is the first comprehensive reference volume to cover what is surely the most influential political and intellectual movement of the past half century. More than fifteen years in the making-and more than half a million words in length-this informative and entertaining encyclopedia contains substantive entries on those persons, events, organizations, and concepts of major importance to postwar American conservatism. Its contributors include iconic patriarchs of the conservative and libertarian movements, celebrated scholars, well-known authors, and influential movement activists and leaders. Ranging from "abortion" to "Zoll, Donald Atwell," and written from viewpoints as various as those which have informed the postwar conservative movement itself, the encyclopedia's more than 600 entries will orient readers of all kinds to the people and ideas that have given shape to contemporary American conservatism. This long-awaited volume is not to be missed

This book is a collection of primary source documents from leading constitutional conservatives during the period 1900-1930, many reproduced for the first time. The readings address the main political issues of the Progressive Era, such as economic regulation, federalism, executive power, and foreign policy.

1. Contemporary American conservatism as a legacy of the 1960s : an introduction -- 2. Is the United States a conservative nation's? -- 3. Who are the conservatives? -- 4. The size and role of government -- 5. Explaining American conservatism : a tale of 40 years -- 6. How different are political elites and the public? -- 7. What is the meaning of contemporary movements like the Tea party? -- 8. Varieties of conservatism : comparative and domestic perspectives -- 9. Contemporary American conservatism : synopsis, problems, and prospects.

American conservatives are divided about the future of legal immigration. Whereas some assert that the US should remain a 'nation of immigrants', others insist that immigration levels should be reduced to a bare minimum. The divisions owe much to ddifferent conceptions of American national identity. Whereas some represent the US as a 'universal nation' open to all those who subscribe to particular political and philosophical principles, growing numbers within the conservative movement put forward visions of an American nation structured around a distinct ethno-culture. The rifts are deeply rooted, and have consequences for the future of both American conservatism and the Republican Party.

Interview with U.S. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick concerning her domestic policy views.

The history of conservatism prior to 1979 in GB & the US is traced, & its rapid growth & widespread acceptance since 1979 are detailed. In both countries, the political culture has been modified, but not transformed, by conservatism. Although stronger than at any time since 1945, conservatism is not yet the dominant ideology. Events during 1986 suggest that a deepening of conservative influence over policy formation & institutions will not be easily obtained, as the authority of both governments has been brought into question on issues of national importance. 3 Tables. F. Rasmussen

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Success And Failure-And Now What? -- Why Another Book on Conservatism? -- The Larger Setting of Politics -- Movement Conservatism -- Neglect of Philosophy and "the Culture" -- Anti-Historicism -- The Need for Intellectual Renewal -- The Unrecognized Power and the Road Not Taken -- Philosophy vs. Ideology -- Can Political Action Save America? -- A Note about This Book -- Part One: America's Divided Self -- 9/11-A Time for Reflection -- Americans Now and Then -- Where Are We Going? -- The Presidency Unchained -- A Greater, More Subtle Power -- Cancel Culture and Woke: Not Unexpected -- The Crisis of Religion -- Conservatism and Nationalism: Definitions Needed -- Conflicting Notions of Nationhood -- What Is Populism? -- Part Two: The Constitution and Its Enemies -- American Constitutionalism vs. Majoritarian Democracy -- Constitutional and Plebiscitary Democracy Incompatible -- The Written and Unwritten Constitution -- The Unshackling of Power -- Statesmanship for Our Time? -- Part Three: Challenges and Fissures -- After a Quarter Century: Wither American Intellectual Conservatism -- Democratism and Neoconservatism -- The Ideology of American Empire -- Jacobin Capitalism -- Jacobinism in Charge -- Descent into Bankruptcy -- Anti-Historical "Conservatism" -- Part Four: The Great Neglected Power -- A Matter of Priorities -- How Conservatives Failed "The Culture" -- Peter Viereck and Conservatism -- Part Five: In the Eleventh Hour -- The Decline of American Intellectual Conservatism -- America's Crisis -- Conservatives in Denial -- Endnotes.

While themes associated with contemporary black conservatism appear to replicate the concerns of the US Right more generally, not all black conservative intellectuals & activists draw on US constitutional tradition & neoclassical economics; others derive their politics from notions of racial solidarity. This form of black conservatism rests on particular constructions of black masculinity, invokes images of a past age when black communities were both intact & stable, & regards integrationism with suspicion & hostility. However, it also offers a relatively optimistic vision of future developments that can be contrasted with the more constrained ambitions characterizing mainstream US conservatism today. 36 References. Adapted from the source document.

Comparison between the American New Deal and the British welfare state; challenges, 1960-74; gains since 1979.

This collective work compares US and UK conservative thought in the areas of the meaning of rights, foreign policy mission, the role of religious activism within their respective party politics, and the impact of the current economic crisis on conservative economic orthodoxy. Intended both for political scientists and the general public, it is hoped this work will add to the understanding of what constitutes conservatism, and help reveal the common strands of thought which unite them.