Essays on Conservatism

Americans in the United States believe that we are entitled to freedom, low-poverty, less-crime, and overall prosperity, yet, how do we reach these very important aspects of humanity? The answers to achieve these qualities of one nation are nebulous. In fact, some of the most important questions politicians coin may never get answered with set solutions. Though, as politicians search for the answers to the tough political questions, it’s important, in the meantime, to evaluate the two ends ...

Conservatism as a political ideology expresses the views of people who place tradition, order, social stability and the preservation of key institutions, such as religion, property rights, hierarchy and authority as their top priorities. Conservatives tend to oppose radical reforms in society and they strictly relate reason to history and documented experience in selecting political systems and parties that enable members of a society to live good lives. The notion of “good lives” implies a ...

Barry Goldwater of Arizona was the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States against the Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. He was supporting a conservative platform that would undo many of the liberal policies that were followed for a few decades in government. Goldwater’s ideas were considered extreme then, which lead to his defeat against Johnson. Later, he proved to be the forerunner that led the movement of a new conservative shift among the masses.By the ...

The Victorian Era was an era of great political revolution and ideological shift. This Era marked the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars and the expansion of the British empire. Along with this it saw a reimagining of the government’s role in the hierarchy of social classes and the proliferation of populist sympathies across the world. As the plight of the poor became more documented and prevalent, the government’s goals shifted to accommodate the needs of its citizens as politicians rose to ...

The Roaring Twenties was a decade of drastic changes in social norms within society, and time period in which the U.S. economy was very strong, however, the government and some groups, like the KKK, could have been characterized as rather conservative and primitive. New forms of mass communication media revolutionized the United States. New means of communication media were introduced, such as radio, movies and new forms of journalism. These new means of mass media changed the social norms, ...

– Newspaper Editor M. Staunton Evans, 1960 To begin his infamous study on the relationships between crowds and power, Elias Canetti writes, “There is nothing that man fears more than the touch of the unknown.” Canetti is speaking here of a purely physical encounter with something unknown, but I believe that this idea may be translated to describe our aversion to beliefs, practices and ideas foreign to us. That humans are resistant to the unknown is not an uncommon belief. Thus Canetti’s ...

Many people argue that the conservative movement started with an article in the National Review on November 19, 1955. The name of the article was the "Publisher's Statement", written by William F. Buckley Jr., the magazine's editor-publisher. At the age of 30, Buckley declared, "let's face it: Unlike Vienna it seems altogether possible that did National Review not exist, no one would have invented it." During the first five years, the magazine's circulation hovered around 20,000. This would be ...

Laws are guidelines that every individual in the country must follow, in fairness nobody is above the law. Laws start in congress. A projected first-hand law is called a Bill. The Bill is proposed and explained about its content, giving MP’s a period of time discuss and formulate a response about the specification, which is later prepared. Before long the second reading occurs, the moralities of the Act are then decided. This is then analysed by a lesser group of MPs’. Last of all the, third ...