The rich and revealing story of a tumultuous journey from poverty to prominence--and from Left to Right--by one of the most influential female conservatives in the country.

The Second World War, which so many on the Left worked to avoid in the 1930s, was ironically the very instrument by which Britain was transformed in directions they had long wished: the dismantling of empire, the embrace of economic planning, and a vast expansion of the welfare state.

Penn Kemble died this month of brain cancer at age 64, after a courageous struggle. He was a dedicated, central figure in the remarkable expansion of democratic views and values.

According to David Andelman,the roots of many twentieth- and twenty-first-century world conflicts lie in the flawed Versailles peace process.

This article discusses the life and achievements of Penn Kemble, a political activist who passed away in October 2005.

Birthday toasts to Irving Kristol by Christopher DeMuth, George Will, Walter Berns, Midge Decter, Charles Krauthammer, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and William Kristol.

Personal and Intellectual History

Alan Johnson: You were raised in a devoutly socialist family in the 1950s, and spent your adolescence running the US young socialist movement in the 1960s and early 1970s. As an adult you have been a leading figure in the neoconservative movement. People will assume a single rupture was involved in...

Keynote speech by Diane Wood from 4/21/2003 "The New Antitrust Paradox" event.