Patrick Allitt will deliver the November 2010 Bradley Lecture at AEI.

Patrick Allitt's inclusive history is a solid and worthy contribution to the growing literature about conservatism, but it will still leave many observers scratching their heads.

Notwithstanding his accounts of interactions with ignorant, lazy, and occasionally duplicitous undergraduates, Professor Allitt"s tone remained consistently upbeat.

The revival of conservatism, drawing upon the richness of American exceptionalism, explains why America has refused to make peace with the modern welfare state, why it remains a military superpower, and why Americans remain religious people.