From The University Bookman, a review of Conservatism in America: Making Sense of the American Right by Paul Gottfried; and a review of Restoring the Meaning of Conservatism: Writings from Modern Age by George Panichas. The introduction to The Rise and Fall of Modern American Conservatism: A Short History by David Farber. Wisdom from a 14-year-old? A review of Defining Conservatism: The Principles That Will Bring Our Country Back by Jonathan Krohn. Believing “people are rational as consumers and irrational as voters”, many conservatives would favor free markets without democracy. Andrew Klavan on why conservatives should embrace more of our popular culture. From The Washington Monthly, it’s a big-government-dependent tool to fight climate change that was championed by Carter, is now dominated by the French, and has never competed in the marketplace — so why, exactly, do Republicans love nuclear power so much?; there is something exquisite about the moment when a conservative decides he needs more government in his life; and conservatives have discovered the virtues of investigative journalism — but can their reporting survive their politics? Sarah Posner on the Christian Right's new racial playbook. White Tea Party supporters blame black disadvantage on not working hard enough, not the legacy of discrimination (and more). Does the Tea Party represent an early stage in the fulfillment of Sam Francis’s grand political design? The Tea Party Jacobins: A review essay by Mark Lilla on American conservatism. A look at the strange career of Tea Party Populism. Christopher Malone on Tea Party populism and the return of Social Darwinism. Are the tea baggers really wealthy and highly educated? They're more likely to be middle-class. So you wanna join the Tea Party?
