Conservatism in the United States is a major American political philosophy. In contemporary American politics, it is often associated with the Republican Party. Conservative principles include nationalism, traditionalism, capitalism, states' rights, limited federal government, a flat tax, and a strong military.
There has always been a conservative tradition in America, but the American conservative traditions were popularized by Russell Kirk who,...
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Conservatism in the United States is a major American political philosophy. In contemporary American politics, it is often associated with the Republican Party. Conservative principles include nationalism, traditionalism, capitalism, states' rights, limited federal government, a flat tax, and a strong military.
There has always been a conservative tradition in America, but the American conservative traditions were popularized by Russell Kirk who, in 1953, published The Conservative Mind. Movement conservatism began in 1955, William F. Buckley, Jr. founded National Review, a conservative magazine that included traditionalists, such as Kirk, along with Roman Catholics, libertarians, and anti-communists. In the 1970s moral issues—especially regarding abortion, sexuality and the family—became politically prominent and conservatives staked out distinctive positions, often with grass roots support from religious conservatives as typified by the Moral Majority and others. This bringing...
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