The Founding of Conservatism

Many if not most conservatives in the United States have very little idea where the conservative movement originated and how it developed. This episode provides an extremely condensed summary of the founding of conservatism in the wake of World War II, as well as a bit about its history since then. Key points include: · American conservatism is a modern political movement with postwar origins. It does not extend back to the founding, Edmund Burke, etc. · &nbs...