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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.

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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 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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A Moral Case Against Big Government: How Government Shapes the Character, Vis... Ryan Messmore, D.Phil.

Feb 27, 2007 28 min read

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Rebuilding the Reagan Coalition The Hon. Edwin Meese III

Jan 31, 2007 22 min read

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The Conservative Consensus: Frank Meyer, Barry Goldwater, and the Politics of... Lee Edwards, Ph.D.

Jan 22, 2007 24 min read

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Is Freedom for Everyone? Natan Sharansky

Sep 7, 2006 25 min read

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Martin Luther King's Conservative Legacy Carolyn Garris

Jan 12, 2006 7 min read

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True Faith and Allegiance The Honorable John Ashcroft

Feb 11, 2005 11 min read

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