In “The Conservative Heart,” Arthur C. Brooks, the prominent economist and president of AEI — the leading intellectual think tank on the right — offers a bold new vision for conservatism as a movement for social and economic justice.

Brooks contends that after years of focusing on economic growth and traditional social values, it is time for a new kind of conservatism — one that helps the vulnerable without mortgaging our children’s future. In Brooks’s daring vision, this conservative movement fights poverty, promotes equal opportunity, celebrates earned success, and values spiritual enlightenment. It is an inclusive movement with a positive agenda to help people lead happier, more hopeful, and more satisfied lives.