Wising up the stupid party

Abstract

It is argued in this article that contemporary conservatism offers two new variations: the first is British “new conservatism” informed by Michael Oakeshott; the second, an American fusion of Leo Strauss’s disciples’ ideas and neoconservative writers’. It emphasizes how both views favor state withdrawal from economic and social planning. The origin of these schools of thought and their ramifications, particularly in the formation of “think tanks” and policy influence, are examined. – AI-generated abstract.