The Future of Conservatism

For fifty years, the conservative movement has slowly but successfully changed the terms of debate within American politics by articulating a clear and compelling vision for America's government and civic culture. National Review magazine, the Goldwater movement, Ronald Reagan's presidency, the Contract with America, and the 2004 elections have helped give conservatives even greater representation within Washington and the state capitals. But the question now is: how does conservatism move forward? What needs to be done? How can the conservative movement continue its fifty-year record of bringing greater freedom at home and abroad?

About the Author

 

David
Frum
  • David Frum is the author of six books, most recently, Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again (Doubleday, 2007). While at AEI, he studied recent political, generational, and demographic trends. In 2007, the British newspaper Daily Telegraph named him one of America's fifty most influential conservatives. Mr. Frum is a regular commentator on public radio's Marketplace and a columnist for The Week and Canada's National Post.
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