The decline of American intellectual conservatism.(CONCLUSION: CONSERVATISM IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM)(Essay) From: Modern Age | Date: September 22, 2007| Author: Ryn, Claes G. | COPYRIGHT 2007 Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A quarter of a century ago Modern Age asked me to assess the state of American intellectual conservatism for its 25th anniversary issue. (1) I had been a student of the subject for twenty years. In 1971, five years before George Nash published The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America, I and a co-author brought out a similar but shorter book--in Stockholm, Sweden, of all places. It covered the movement's historical background, central ideas, main figures, books, and publica...