Published 2 years ago

Conservatism Must Be More Than Grassroots Activism

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Jeff Hunt: Without the intellectuals, the foundational principles of conservatism are easily abandoned to win elections. Grassroots conservatives view conservatism as a series of ideas that can address the pressing issues of the day, he says. Hunt: Academics provide the intellectual foundation for a return to quality education.

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Conservatism Must Be More Than Grassroots Activism

Jeff HuntConservatism, United StatesWithout the grassroots, conservatism is an idea bantered about within political science conferences and small elite dinner parties. Without the intellectuals, the foundational principles of conservatism are easily abandoned to win elections.The modern conservative movement itself is very diverse as it relates to academic and grassroots conservatism.On the one hand, you have academic conservatives born out of t…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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