Roger Scruton, Britain's foremost conservative philosopher, offers a traditionalist manifesto to discomfit both the left and American free-marketeers.

The alternative to big government isn't no government. It's something increasing numbers of Americans are calling "localism."

First ladies have usually been seen as ''above politics.''

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A reexamination of the trend of civic engagement suggests that social capital is not declining, but rather devolving from mass organizations to local groups.

Education bills are still widely touted as a comprehensive reform effort, but they are simply a bipartisan commitment to education business as usual--at a sharply higher level of spending.

There is a demand for access to radio waves, and high barriers to entry imposed by regulators are stifling growth, but this is because the spectrum allocation is working precisely as planned.

Conservatism must learn to address the yearning for community, and meet a wide range of spiritual, economic, and even foreign policy goals of relevance to all Americans.