American conservatism

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. A HISTORY OF INHERENT CONTRADICTIONS: THE ORIGINS AND END OF AMERICAN CONSERVATISM -- 2. AN INTERPRETATION OF AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE THOUGHT: POLITICAL ISSUES, CONCEPTUAL DIFFERENCES, AND ATTITUDINAL DISJUNCTIONS -- 3. CONSERVATISM IN AMERICA? A RESPONSE TO SIDORSKY -- 4. THE WORMS AND THE OCTOPUS: RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, PLURALISM, AND CONSERVATISM -- 5. ANTI-GOVERNMENTISM IN CONSERVATIVE THOUGHT: A NOTE ON GARNETT'S CONCEPTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM -- 6. CONSTITUTIVE STORIES ABOUT THE COMMON LAW IN MODERN AMERICAN CONSERVATISM -- 7. THE ROLE OF CONSERVATISM IN SECURING AND MAINTAINING JUST MORAL CONSTITUTIONS: TOWARD A THEORY OF COMPLEX NORMATIVE SYSTEMS -- 8. CONSTITUTIONAL CONSERVATISM AND AMERICAN CONSERVATISM -- 9. FIGHTING OVER THE CONSERVATIVE BANNER -- 10. UNITING CONSERVATIVES: COMMENTS ON BOGUS'S TRIFURCATED CONSERVATISM -- 11. LEO STRAUSS AND AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE THOUGHT AND POLITICS -- 12. WHAT FASCISM TEACHES US -- 13. SEGREGATION, AGGRESSION, AND EXECUTIVE POWER: LEO STRAUSS AND 'THE BOYS' -- INDEX

A history of inherent contradictions: the origins and end of American conservatism /James R. Kurth --An interpretation of American conservative thought: political issues : conceptual differences, and attitudinal disjunctions /David Sidorsky --Conservatism in America?: a response to Sidorsky /Patrick J. Deneen --The worms and the octopus: religious freedom, pluralism, and conservatism /Richard W. Garnett --Anti-governmentism in conservative thought: a note on Garnett's conception of religious freedom /Ingrid Creppell --Constitutive stories about the common law in modern American conservatism /Ken I. Kersch --The role of conservatism in securing and maintaining just moral constitutions: toward a theory of complex normative systems /Gerald Gaus --Constitutional conservatism and American conservatism /Johnathan O'Neill --Fighting over the conservative banner /Carl T. Bogus --Uniting conservatives: comments on Bogus's trifurcated conservatism /Eldon Eisenach --Leo Strauss and American conservative thought and politics /Nathan Tarcov --What fascism teaches us /Arthur J. Jacobson --Segregation, aggression, and executive power: Leo Strauss and 'the boys' /Alan Gilbert.

Cover -- Contents -- Editors' Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. A History of Inherent Contradictions: The Origins and End of American Conservatism -- 2. An Interpretation of American Conservative Thought: Political Issues, Conceptual Differences, and Attitudinal Disjunctions -- 3. Conservatism in America? A Response to Sidorsky -- 4. The Worms and the Octopus: Religious Freedom, Pluralism, and Conservatism -- 5. Anti-Governmentism in Conservative Thought: A Note on Garnett's Conception of Religious Freedom -- 6. Constitutive Stories about the Common Law in Modern American Conservatism -- 7. The Role of Conservatism in Securing and Maintaining Just Moral Constitutions: Toward a Theory of Complex Normative Systems -- 8. Constitutional Conservatism and American Conservatism -- 9. Fighting Over the Conservative Banner -- 10. Uniting Conservatives: Comments on Bogus's Trifurcated Conservatism -- 11. Leo Strauss and American Conservative Thought and Politics -- 12. What Fascism Teaches Us -- 13. Segregation, Aggression, and Executive Power: Leo Strauss and 'the Boys' -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.