Brad Birzer Wonders if Russell Kirk’s Conservative Movement Has a Future
Bradley J. Birzer, Ph.D.
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Bradley J. Birzer, Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies and professor of history at Hillsdale College, about Russell Kirk and the American conservative movement. What role did Kirk play in the conservative intellectual ferment of the early 1950s? How does the biographical framing of the Conservative Mind point to its humanistic nature? Who entered and left The Conservative Mind during its revisions? How did Kirk’s relationships and conflicts shape the evolution of his thought? Why did Kirk get involved with the Goldwater campaign and how did it affect his reputation? What is the political legacy of the conservative intellectual movement?
Russell Kirk: American Conservative | Bradley J. Birzer
Ten Conservative Principles | Russell Kirk
Individualism True And False | F.A. Hayek
Seven Conservative Minds| Bradley J. Birzer
The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot | Russell Kirk
The New Science of Politics: An Introduction | Eric Voegelin
The Genius of American Politics | Daniel J. Boorstin
Natural Right and History | Leo Strauss
The Quest for Community: A Study in the Ethics of Order and Freedom | Robert Nisbet
Plutarch’s Lives, Vol. 1 (Modern Library Classics)
From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present—500 Years of Western Cultural Life | Jacques Barzun
Why I Am Not a Conservative | F.A. Hayek
Lord Acton on Revolution | Russell Kirk
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