American Founding Central to Conservatism

While much of today’s debate about American conservatism’s future revolves around economic issues, an even more fundamental division presently haunts the Right.

On the one hand, there are those who regard promotion of the principles, documents, writings, and even personalities that constitute the American founding as central to American conservatism’s identity and future direction. To varying degrees, this commitment is increasingly questioned by those more or less intent on reducing the Founding’s significance in the American conservative pantheon.

About the Author

Samuel Gregg

Samuel Gregg is Friedrich Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History at the American Institute for Economic Research and the author, most recently, of The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World (2022).

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Declaration of Independence

While much of today’s debate about American conservatism’s future revolves around economic issues, an even more fundamental division presently haunts the Right.

On the one hand, there are those who regard promotion of the principles, documents, writings, and even personalities that constitute the American founding as central to American conservatism’s identity and future direction. To varying degrees, this commitment is increasingly questioned by those more or less intent on reducing the Founding’s significance in the American conservative pantheon.

About the Author

Samuel Gregg

Samuel Gregg is Friedrich Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History at the American Institute for Economic Research and the author, most recently, of The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World (2022).