William Kristol, Paul Wolfowitz, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleeza Rice, George F Will, Jeanne Kirkpatrick, John Bolton - these are a political force to be reckoned with. But how to define this new conservatism? This volume examines the ideas, policies and roots of this ideological movement. It also offers an analysis of the neoconservative ethos.
How Big-government Conservatism Brought Down the Republican Revolution
The author of "Social Security and Its Discontents" now maintains that the Bush administration, Congress, and large parts of the Republican Party and the conservative movement have abandoned traditional conservative ideals and embraced the idea of big government.
Examines the writings of such conservative icons as Russell Kirk, William F Buckley Jr, Phyllis Schlafly, and nine others. This book uncovers statements that most people would consider not just radical but outrageous. It characterises the aggrieved lament of conservatives as the gasp of those who know their ideas will be confined to history.
Featuring a foreword by Anthony Lewis, this book evaluates the role of the court system in our democracy and considers the claims that it has become too powerful.
How the Neoconservatives Are Putting the World at Risk
A critique of the George W Bush administration's handling of international relations that demonstrates the folly and the dangers of abandoning diplomacy and relying on military force as the chief means of conducting US foreign policy.
Tracing the history of conservatism from the concerns and ideas of the Old Right, through the Cold War, the Gingrich revolution, and into the 21st century, this work gathers conservative writings covering the development of the modern conservative intellectual and political movement.
Tracing the history of American conservatism from the concerns and ideas of the Old Right, through the Cold War, the Gingrich revolution, and into the present, this book gathers a range of conservative writings and documents showcasing the development of the modern conservative movement.
Featuring a foreword by Anthony Lewis, this book evaluates the role of the court system in our democracy and considers the claims that it has become too powerful.
...could not be more of the moment. (New York Times Book Review) If you, like many, marveled that George W. Bush not only did but could put together a cabinet and staff that was racially diverse as well as fiscally and morally conservative, here's a book you'll want to read. (Ms. magazine)
