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Conservatism is an ideology rooted in American founding principles. It prioritizes individual choice and rights over big government, one-size-fits-all solutions and viewpoints. 

First Principles Essays

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How to Think About the Foundations of American Conservatism

Dec 10, 2008 28 min read

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The Lee Edwards Lecture in Conservative Leadership

May 14

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The Origins and Revival of Constitutional Conservatism: 1912 and 2012 William A. Schambra

Aug 20, 2012 27 min read

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The First Principles of Ronald Reagan’s Foreign Policy Robert G. Kaufman

Nov 1, 2011 38 min read

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The First Conservatives: The Constitutional Challenge to Progressivism Johnathan O'Neill

Jul 5, 2011 41 min read

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How to Think About the Foundations of American Conservatism

Dec 10, 2008 28 min read

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The Roots of Modern Conservative Thought from Burke to Kirk Edwin J. Feulner, PhD

Jul 9, 2008 28 min read

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The Decline and Fall of the Right to Property: Government as Universal Landlord Edward J Erler, Ph.D.

Oct 19, 2007 About an hour read

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Born American: Reflections of an Immigrant Patriot Peter W. Schramm

Aug 3, 2007 24 min read

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