The Heartland Institute’s Tim Benson is joined by Andrew J. Bacevich to discuss the anthology he edited for the Library of America, American Conservatism: Reclaiming an Intellectual Tradition. They talk about the origination of the project, why the book’s start date was the 20th Century and not earlier, and the importance for everyone, not just conservatives, to understand this tradition. They also chat about why certain pieces and certain authors were chosen, Bacevich’s decision to exclude neoconservatives from the volume, and the intellectual future of conservatism.
Get the book here: loa.org/books/630-american-co…ntellectual-tradition
Show Notes:
The American Conservative: Andrew J. Bacevich – Conservatism Is Stewardship, Preserving Our Collective Inheritance
www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/…eritance/
Law & Liberty: Virginia Arbery – An Open Conservatism?
lawliberty.org/book-review/an-open-conservatism/
Library of America: American Conservatism: An “intellectual tradition worthy of respect and consideration”
www.loa.org/news-and-views/1673…t-and-consideration
Library of America: VIDEO: Andrew J. Bacevich and Sean Wilentz: What Is American Conservatism?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dioWO4EH1E
National Review: Daniel J. Mahoney – The Conservative Intellectual Tradition: Recovering Old Wisdom
www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2020…g-old-wisdom/
The New York Times: George F. Will – The Mind of Conservatism
www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/books/…w-j-bacevich.html
The Wall Street Journal: Barton Swaim – ‘American Conservatism’ Review: Doing the ‘Right’ Thing
www.wsj.com/articles/american-c…t-thing-11585923831
The Washington Post: Tim Page – Defining the essence of American conservatism (and excluding Trump)
www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/defin…03_story.html
