American Conservatism Clarifies National Conservatism’s Contribution
This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire
By Peter Berkowitz
Real Clear Wire
Members of moral, political, and religious traditions share basic assumptions, fundamental principles, and central convictions about their associations and institutions. Since human beings are self-interested and fallible, words and concepts are many-sided and ambiguous, and justice makes competing demands, traditions – no matter how noble and good their purposes – naturally divide into rival camps that espouse clashing interpretations of their shared inheritance. Grappling with this diversity and dissent within a framework of overall unity is a mark of a living, breathing tradition.
So understood, American conservatism forms an exemplary tradition.
The most recent battle over the future of conservatism has raged for several years.
