Conservatism

“There are real debates about subjects like masculinity and media bias, and conservatism may have something to say about them, but it will need more worthy messengers.” - RNS

“Edmund Burke was someone who believed that ‘he had a duty to the present and a duty to the future … a duty to liberty in policy and a duty to stability in polity.’ A modern American conservative movement that embodied these axioms would surely be one less wracked by the internecine conflicts that bedevil it today.” - Acton

“…instead of concentrating its fire solely on left-wing elites, as Reaganite, conservative populism had done, the Trumpist brand of populism did something more: It simultaneously assailed right-wing elites, including the Buckley-Reagan, fusionist conservative movement described earlier.” - Acton

In-depth look at the recent National Conservatives conference: “In considering National Conservatism as brand, coalition, or invitation to stop being polite and start being real, my judgments are varied.” - Acton

“Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan tweeted, ‘The Republican Party is no longer the ‘wine and cheese’ party. It’s the beer and blue jeans party.’ …. As it stands right now, however, the party is much more about grievance politics and retribution” - Dispatch

“Eric Voegelin’s warnings about the dangers of gnostic politics apply to the right as well as the left. Christians must make a clear and unequivocal distinction between the historic Christian faith and the misleading political religion that is more pervasive on the right than anyone seemed to realize.” - Public Discourse

“With a Biden administration and a Democrat–controlled Congress, conservatives will need to do plenty of yelling ‘stop!’ in the coming months….However, economic support for families is one area where social conservatives can and should find common ground with Democrats.” - Public Discourse

“For those transgressions I am branded a leftist (or, as I recently noted, ‘a flaming Communist’). …The irony, of course, is that during this same season, I’ve continued to write and speak about the same biblically-based values that I have embraced for decades.” - Michael Brown

“Instead of trying to persuade voters of the wisdom of particular policies, both Democrats and Republicans sought to mobilize the voters who already thought they way they did… . But if conservatives expect to fully implement their beliefs, they will need to win the hearts and minds of most Americans.” - Veith