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Conservatism’s Aspirations

The meaning of American conservatism is perhaps more hotly contested today than at any other point in the movement’s history. In his book, Religious Liberty: A Conservative Primer, John Wilsey argues on behalf of what he calls ā€œaspirational conservatismā€ā€”an 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.