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The Decline and Fall of American Conservatism
Examines today’s putatively splintered conservative movement, zeros in on the essence of its two dominant factions, and shows the movement to be only superficially split while fundamentally unified—and stultified—by the conservatives’ universal acceptance of a morality that is antithetical to liberty.
About the Author
C. Bradley Thompson is the BB&T research professor and professor of political science at Clemson University. He is also the executive director of The Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism.
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