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The Third Generation: Young Conservatives Look to the Future, edited by Benjamin Hart (Heritage, 240 pp., $17.95 hardcover; $9.95 softcover)

To confess my bias, I know most, if not all, of the thirty young men and women who are the focus of The Third Generation, Ben Hart’s excellent compilation of the widely divergent views of emerging young conservative leaders. Roughly speaking, “the third generation” refers to those who entered politics in the 1980s (whereas the second generation entered politics in the 1960s and ’70s, and the first generation, in the 1950s or earlier). I admire their vibrant creativity and commitment to principled political action. Further, their “can do” attitude is infectious. At a time when all too many conservatives are lamenting the demise of the Reagan agenda—rather than helping to move forward with the conservative agenda—this book provides a healthy session of political therapy.

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The Third Generation: Young Conservatives Look to the Future, edited by Benjamin Hart (Heritage, 240 pp., $17.95 hardcover; $9.95 softcover)

To confess my bias, I know most, if not all, of the thirty young men and women who are the focus of The Third Generation, Ben Hart’s excellent compilation of the widely divergent views of emerging young conservative leaders. Roughly speaking, “the third generation” refers to those who entered politics in the 1980s (whereas the second generation entered politics in the 1960s and ’70s, and the first generation, in the 1950s or earlier). I admire their vibrant creativity and commitment to principled political action. Further, their “can do” attitude is infectious. At a time when all too many conservatives are lamenting the demise of the Reagan agenda—rather than helping to move forward with the conservative agenda—this book provides a healthy session of political therapy.