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Mickey Edwards and other thoughtful conservatives have suggested their tattered movement should save itself by transforming into libertarianism. These critics say that conservatives should drop the culture wars, abjure interventions abroad, and embrace minimal government and untrammeled free enterprise. As I demonstrate, however, in my book, White Protestant Nation: The Rise of the American Conservative Movement, this transformation would alienate two indispensable base components of modern conservatism. These are Christian conservatives, who seek government regulation of morality, and a business community that rhetorically embraces free markets but also supports subsidies and loans, export guarantees, friendly regulations, foreign interventions, and other government initiatives that serve its interests. As Ed Crane, a founder of the Libertarian Party explained 35 years ago, conservatism is not libertarianism, because conservatives seek “to harness the power of the state to serve their particular brand of intervention into voluntary human affairs.” It is possible, however, that modern conservatism is unsustainable and will splinter into distinct libertarian, pro-business, and Christian right movements.
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I just stumbled into this extract and now really want to read that book. I think it is a good book as it does not seem to promote hate or religious propaganda. Currently, I also have same opinion as M Edwards (one that is bold). Anyone have read this book?
I don't want something like book written by Sarah Palin.