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Conservative Studies
Conservatism has become a respectable academic subject even if conservatives themselves are thin on the ground in the lecture halls. Academic conferences in intellectual history or politics now routinely include sessions devoted to conservatism, articles and books continue to pour off the presses, and writing about the “Right” has become a respectable way to distinguish oneself as a younger scholar. The blog of the United States Intellectual History Society, for example, contains lengthy exchanges on conservatism and conservative thinkers. This trend makes sense; since World War II, conservatives and conservatism have proven to be a resilient and at times dominant
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