The meaning of American conservatism is perhaps more hotly contested today than at any other point in the movementās history. In his book, Religious Liberty: A Conservative Primer, John Wilsey argues on behalf of what he calls āaspirational conservatismāāan approach that stresses an allegiance to the permanent things over and against populist rage and postliberal ideology. For this symposium, Wilsey presents his case for aspirational conservatism in a new essay, and two Law & Liberty contributors review his book.
