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Conservatism: A Rediscovery Hardcover – May 17, 2022

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The idea that American conservatism is identical to "classical" liberalism—widely held since the 1960s—is seriously mistaken.

The award-winning political theorist Yoram Hazony argues that the best hope for Western democracy is a return to the empiricist, religious, and nationalist traditions of America and Britain—the conservative traditions that brought greatness to the English-speaking nations and became the model for national freedom for the entire world.

Conservatism: A Rediscovery explains how Anglo-American conservatism became a distinctive alternative to divine-right monarchy, Puritan theocracy, and liberal revolution. After tracing the tradition from the Wars of the Roses to Burke and across the Atlantic to the American Federalists and Lincoln, Hazony describes the rise and fall of Enlightenment liberalism after World War II and the present-day debates between neoconservatives and national conservatives over how to respond to liberalism and the woke left.

Going where no political thinker has gone in decades, Hazony provides a fresh theoretical foundation for conservatism. Rejecting the liberalism of Hayek, Strauss, and the "fusionists" of the 1960s, and drawing on decades of personal experience in the conservative movement, he argues that a revival of authentic Anglo-American conservatism is possible in the twenty-first century.

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The idea that American conservatism is identical to "classical" liberalism is seriously mistaken.

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“The most convincing and thorough evisceration and dismissal of Enlightenment political thought in the last 70 years.”

—Michael McKenna, Washington Times

“A magisterial book by an important conservative intellectual. To conceptualize and defend as sweeping a political philosophy as Hazony does is a real accomplishment.”

— Matthew McManus, Liberal Currents

“A brilliant, moving, and compelling account of what it means to be a conservative in today’s world.”

— Ben Dunson, American Reformer

“An astonishing essay in political anthropology… It is not often that a reviewer reaches for the word ‘masterpiece,’ but this is one book where the word is warranted.”

–Bradford Littlejohn, Law and Liberty

“For the first time in a generation or more, American readers are presented with a full-fledged and non-Lockean conservative political theory… I believe my undergraduates would call this book ‘based.’”

— Daniel Burns, Public Discourse

“An impressive and heroic work.”

— Paul Krause, Voegelin View

“Steeped in history, framed with well-defined concepts, and presented in crystal clear prose, Hazony’s powerful vision of conservatism for the twenty-first century is capable of steering the ship of state out of our present perils.”

— R. R. Reno

“With this astonishing book, Yoram Hazony takes uncontestable leadership of postliberal conservatism, becoming not only its most important public intellectual, but also its passionate prophet. Conservatism: A Rediscovery is the book we have long been waiting for.”

— Rod Dreher

“Conservatism: A Rediscovery is a fascinating, erudite, and mind opening work—historically adept, philosophically vital, and clearly written. It’s a must-buy and a must-read for anyone who think deeply about liberty, responsibility, and community.”

— Ben Shapiro

“The more intellectually forceful challenge to libertarianism comes not from progressives but from conservatives. Yoram Hazony provides that challenge in this lucid exposition of a tradition of conservative nationalism that begins in the Old Testament and passes through George Washington and Alexander Hamilton to our own moment.”

— Peter Thiel

About the Author

Yoram Hazony, an award-winning political theorist, is the chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation in Washington and the president of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem. His previous book, The Virtue of Nationalism (Basic Books, 2018), was named Conservative Book of the Year for 2019 by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and has been translated into half a dozen languages. He appears frequently in the U.S. media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Fox News, CNN, NPR, Time, The New Republic, The Ben Shapiro Show, and the Rubin Report. A graduate of Princeton University (B.A.) and Rutgers (Ph.D.), Hazony lives in Jerusalem with his wife and children.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Regnery Gateway (May 17, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1684511097
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1684511099
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.51 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.5 x 9 inches

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Yoram Hazony is an Israeli philosopher, Bible scholar and political theorist. He is the award-winning author of The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture (2012), The Virtue of Nationalism (2018), and Conservatism: A Rediscovery. He is President of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem and a leading proponent of the National Conservatism movement. Visit his website: www.yoramhazony.org.

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Nathan R

Best Book on Conservatism

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2022

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What is conservatism? Where did conservatism come from? Are conservatives just conserving classical liberalism? Was America founded by liberals or conservatives? What is nationalism, and why are so many conservatives talking about it today? No one answers these questions better than Yoram Hazony in Conservatism: A Rediscovery. Hazony argues that the Anglo-American conservative tradition is distinct from liberalism. The book is divided into four major parts: history of conservatism, philosophy of conservatism, conservatism today, and living a conservative life.

In the history section, Hazony corrects many modern misunderstandings about the history of conservatism and liberalism. This section includes a comprehensive overview of the greatest thinkers of the conservative tradition. Hazony begins the history of Anglo-American conservatism with John Fortescue from the 15th century. Although Fortescue was not the first conservative, Hazony calls him the tradition's first great expositor. Hazony also examines the ideas and accomplishments of conservatives like Richard Hooker, John Selden, Edmund Burke, and the American Federalists. Hazony shows how Federalists like George Washington, John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and Gouverneur Morris were part of the conservative tradition.

In the philosophy section, Hazony thoroughly explains the philosophical roots of conservatism. Based on an empirical account of human relationships, Hazony cautiously identifies six premises of conservatism. He compares these with the premises of liberalism to show that conservatives have a better understanding of how communities are built and prosper. Like Fortescue, Burke, and many other conservatives, Hazony grounds his political philosophy in the Bible. In the final chapter of the philosophy section, Hazony takes a closer look at the purpose of government. He compares the seven purposes of government listed in the Preamble to US Constitution to a very similar set of principles given by Burke.

Next, Hazony examines the history of the conservative movement since World War II. Hazony is critical of most thinkers associated with the modern conservative movement. Even Russell Kirk does not escape his criticism. Although Hazony praises Kirk for his traditionalism, he criticizes him for prioritizing localism over nationalism. Hazony is most critical of thinkers like Friedrich Hayek, Leo Strauss, and Frank Meyer. Hazony blames the Fusionists for failing to conserve institutions like the family and the university. Hazony argues that conservatives need to rediscover their tradition to restore these institutions and fight the new Marxists. Hazony explains why Marxists are so successful at taking over liberal institutions, where Marxism goes wrong, and how conservatives can beat them.

In the final section of his book, Hazony opens up about his personal journey living a conservative life. In my opinion, this is the most powerful and perspective-altering part of the book. Hazony shows how conservatism is more than public policy. It's a way of life. If conservatives do not attend church, have a family, and contribute to their community, conservatives will not conserve anything valuable.

For the past several years, I have been looking for a book to recommend to those who want to learn more about conservatism. My search has ended. Conservatism: A Rediscovery is the best book on conservatism that I have read. This book answers all the common questions asked today about conservatism, and it provides a path forward to restoring our traditions. This book is essential reading for conservatives who want a deeper understanding of their tradition. I highly recommend it.

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The most thoughtful articulation of a conservative - not classically liberal - vision to date.

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2022

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Conservatism: A Rediscovery is an essential read for anyone trying to understand the current political landscape - particularly, but not only, in the United States. In the aftermath of the Second World War, a compromise was achieved in the United States between right-liberals and conservatives, called "fusionism". The compromise involved the adoption of a public liberalism (broadly construed) and a largely private conservatism in pursuit of the common aim of resisting communism abroad and socialism at home. Fusionism has now broken apart, and the political right has been scrambled in the wake of the Trump presidency and the ascendance of a new progressivism on the left.

It is in this context that Yoram Hazony attempts to describe, in the hope of reviving, an Anglo-American nationalist conservative tradition that is irreducible to - and, indeed, very much at odds with - classical liberalism. According to Hazony's conservatism, individual liberty is not the highest political value, but rather one value among others that needs to be checked by institutions, norms, and customs that encourage restraint make it possible for nation to preserve itself through time and achieve peace among its myriad factions. He traces the history of conservative thought back centuries prior Edmund Burke and argues, convincingly, that although largely ignored by liberal theorists and historians, that it has been integral to shaping the history of Great Britain, the United States, and thereby the world more generally.

Regardless of whether one agrees with the vision that Hazony develops, one will benefit from encountering a careful and reasoned articulation of perspective now foreign even to many of those think of themselves as conservatives. Readers will also be drawn in by Hazony's surprisingly personal account of how he and his wife, Julie, embarked on the task, not only of advancing conservative ideas and causes, but also building a conservative life for themselves and their children. Hazony is a man of his convictions, and with the publication of Conservatism: A Rediscovery, he has established himself as the greatest thought leader of the postliberal American right; his impact will be felt for years to come.

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Incisive

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2022

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For those most interested in intellectual history, there is a cornucopia of information, largely illustrating the fatuity of "conservatism" within the 20 century environment of liberalism and Marxism. An invaluable recapitulation of this journey--"how we got here."
For me, the more important and moving element of the book is the full-throated emphasis on the essential role of the nuclear family (so assiduously eradicated by Marxism) as a foundation for the basic human relationships, and mutual love and respect, necessary for any political system, which must perforce be built on a familial base and model. A corollary to this principle is the disorganization and deterioration currently as children denigrate their parents, teachers, and elders, and as grandparents distance themselves in their later years to "retirement communities", depriving themselves and their children and grandchildren of their accumulated wisdom, as well as the lessons implicit in being cared for, as they once cared for their children themselves.
At bottom, of course, much social upheaval can be attributed to narcissism, inculcated by the educational establishment, and traceable to "Enlightenment liberalism" which holds that each individual, alone, can through unfettered reason determine "truth". This narcissism leads to willful destruction of all norms and restraints and to the unbridled chaos evident today.
The author's proposed solution, and redefinition of "conservatism", entails an acceptance of the principles of Mosaic law, and of a Jewish/Christian life plan focused on family, humility, and self-restraint. He illustrates it through his personal story. It is a persuasive argument.

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thought provoking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2023

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This was a bit above my pay grade but I’m glad I persevered through the somewhat boring history sections. I’m here after listening to Hazony’s interview on TRIGGERnometry, which I’ve watched twice and actually transcribed to get a better handle on Hazony’s teachings.

I’m 51, married with two teenaged kids, and I’m seeking meaning for my life after 17 years following the teachings of Alcoholics Anonymous. I’ve never really known who I was, politically speaking, but reading Hazony’s book has gone a long way to helping me figure that out. I may follow up by reading some of the source material cited in the last chapter.

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Matias Berg

Why authentic conservatism is an endangered political species

Reviewed in Germany on January 12, 2023

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After reading this book, I know why (a) I could never be a true conservative (although I think conservatively on some issues like immigration, law and order or national sovereignty); and why (b) authentic conservatism, as the author represents it, is an endangered species in the Western world (what used to be the Conservative camp has been overtaken by right-wing populists and libertarians, at least in the US, the UK, France or Italy).

I enjoyed reading the book because the author offers the worldview of a true, authentic Conservative. Most people, especially in the US and the UK, who call themselves "Conservatives", subscribe to a strange mixture of conservatism (in the sphere of culture) and liberalism or even libertarianism (in the sphere of economics), which is quite inconsistent (see for example Roger Scruton). Hazony laments this ideological mixture; his critique of Friedrich Hayek (a hero of many "conservatives") is superb.

Yoram Hazony however knows the fundamental difference between liberals and conservatives. Whereas liberals focus on (free and autonomous) individuals and their natural rights ("We hold these truths to be self-evident..."), conservatives focus on traditional groups into which a person is born, and on their loyalty and obligations. He writes that "a conservative political theory begins with the understanding that individuals are born into families, tribes, and nations to which they are bound by mutual loyalty".
Within the liberal paradigm, by contrast, individuals come first, and then they form groups or alliances of all sorts, they conclude agreements and contrats by mutual consent.

Another essential difference: liberals treat individuals as equals, and if they enter a given hierarchy they do so on the basis of consent, whereas according to conservatives we are born not only into groups like families and tribes, but also into hierarchies, and it is our duty to submit to, and be loyal to those who are above us in the hierarchy. Conservatives believe that there is a natural or even divine order out there (Hazony is fond of talking about God and Scripture), whereas liberals believe that all human associations and orders are created by human beings and can be changed by them if there are good reasons to do so (for example abolishing slavery, which was a traditional feature of most agrarian societies, accepted by conservatives; The Holy Bible for example takes slavery for granted)

The author is very proud that he, as a Conservative, sees societal and political reality as it is, and not, like liberals, as it should be. Liberal thinking, he claims, is based on abstract reasoning ("top-down"), whereas conservatives proceed bottom-up, in an empiricist manner.

But how is this reality structured, according to Yoram Hazony ?
"Political reality, as the conservative sees it, is full of competing nations, each of which consists of a number of tribes tied to one another by bonds of mutual loyalty. Each nation and tribe is engaged in a constant competition with its neighbors, allying or warring with them as circumstances dictate."
That sounds very much like Hobbes' "war of all against all": families, tribes, clans and nations... locked in a permanent struggle for honor, resources, territories, etc...

This may describe political reality in traditional societies as we can still find them in rural parts of, say, India or Africa, but certainly not in Western societies like the US or Germany, where the only tribes are those political "tribes" like the "LGBTQ community" or Trump followers, "tribes" that exist because individuals created them and chose to become members, very unlike the conservative paradigm, where I am a member of certain groups whose membership I did not choose! Therefore, when presenting conservatism, the author does not describe political reality in contemporary Western societies, but an ideal; he is thus doing exactly what he accuses the liberals of.

The last chapters of the book are clearly the weakest part of the book, because the author writes no longer as a political theorist, someone who can be taken seriously, even if you do not share his worldview, but he betrays his own philosophy and argues as a fervent (and surprisingly blind!) partisan of one camp, clearly siding with Trump and his supporters. He accuses liberals in general and Democrats in particular of delegitimizing Trump's presidency, but seems to forget that it was Trump himself who delegitimized the entire democratic process during the 2016 campaign by declaring that he would not accept defeat - exactly what he did four years later. I would like to ask Mr. Hazony: Who engaged in conspiracy theories and invented the myth of the "Big Steal"? Who incited his followers to storm the Capitol and stage a coup? Marxists? Liberal Hillary Clinton?

There is no denying that democracy in America is in danger, but any independent observer would agree that the greater threat comes not from those whom Hazony likes to call "Marxists," i.e., the "woke" left, but from those who call themselves "conservatives," even if they are authoritarian right-wing populists and/or libertarians. A true conservative like Hazony could and perhaps should have acknowledged and lamented this fact.

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Conservatism explained.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2022

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This is a well written book giving the history and possible future of conservatism. It explains what conservative democracy is compared to liberal democracy and Marxism and the danger these pose to our freedoms and traditional society. Highly recommended at this time of great threats facing the West.

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A very happy with my purchase.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2022

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Very interesting read....

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