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Conservatism is an ideology rooted in American founding principles. It prioritizes individual choice and rights over big government, one-size-fits-all solutions and viewpoints.

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First Principles Essays

Mar 4, 2025

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How to Think About the Foundations of American Conservatism

Dec 10, 2008 28 min read

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The Lee Edwards Lecture in Conservative Leadership

May 14

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Finding the Constitution’s Common Good Richard Reinsch

Apr 6, 2022 11 min read

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Angelo Codevilla: The Tragic Loss of a Philosopher and Conservative Legend Helle C. Dale

Sep 30, 2021 2 min read

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Americans Know More About the Kardashians Than They Do About Constitution

Sep 16, 2021 3 min read

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Constitution Day Is Not Just Another Tuesday—It’s a Teachable Moment, America The Hon. Kay Coles James

Sep 18, 2019 3 min read

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What Is Conservatism? Lee Edwards, Ph.D.

Oct 25, 2018 4 min read

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Martin Luther King, Jr., and the American Dream Peter C. Myers, Ph.D.

Mar 28, 2014 About an hour read

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The Origins and Revival of Constitutional Conservatism: 1912 and 2012 William A. Schambra

Aug 20, 2012 27 min read

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The First Conservatives: The Constitutional Challenge to Progressivism Johnathan O'Neill

Jul 5, 2011 41 min read

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