I’m not usually a big fan of conservatives and conservatism but a recent episode of the Bill Moyers Journal that featured two guests speaking about the state of the American conservative movement in 2008 really got my attention and I found to be educational and fascinating. Guests Mickey Edwards and Russ Douthat provide frank, penetrating insights on conservatives and the conservative movement. Its rise under Ronald Reagan and decline and loss of influence under the George W. Bush administration. Both have written books that posit conservatism as having lost its way and prescribe solutions on how it can get back on track.

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