The History of Conservatism | Dan McCarthy

In this episode:
- Dan McCarthy gives a lecture on the various elements of the conservative movement to ISI’s staff at our campus in Wilmington, DE.
- A historical account of the American revolution and its implications for American conservatism.
- Why conservatives need to see through “both eyes” of history and ideas.
Texts Mentioned:
Second Treatise of Government by John Locke
Natural Right and History by Leo Strauss
The Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk
The Quest for Community by Robert Nisbet
Crisis of the House Divided by Harry V. Jaffa
“Is Liberalism Worth Saving?” symposium in Harper’s Magazine
Roots of American Order by Russell Kirk
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
The Superfluous Men by Robert Crunden
The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams
The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot
Memoirs of A Superfluous Man by Alfred Jay Nock
The Revolt of the Masses by Jose Ortega y Gasset
The Liberal Tradition in America by Louis Hartz
The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945 by George Nash
The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek
The Constitution of Liberty by Friedrich Hayek
Witness by Whittaker Chambers
Containment or Liberation? by James Burnham
The Emerging Republican Majority by Kevin Phillips
The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram Hazony
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An outstanding scholar and powerful speaker!