The traditional conservative James Kalb gets all theoretical about why conservatism in any real sense is not possible in contemporary America. Excerpt: The only authority conservatives could ...

I am not now, nor have I ever been, a conservative. Nonetheless ... revolutionist might himself repent of his revolution, the traditionalist is already defending it as part of his tradition.

Thus Grant’s outlook lies somewhere between that of a traditionalist conservative and what might be called a social conservative of the Left. There are a number of illustrious figures who ...

I am not now, nor have I ever been, a conservative. Nonetheless ... revolutionist might himself repent of his revolution, the traditionalist is already defending it as part of his tradition.