Title: The (guilty) conscience of a conservative /
Authors: Schiller, Craig, 1951-
Publisher: Arlington House Publishers,
Year: 1978
Subjects: Conservatism United States
Contents: An apology -- 1. The great retreat -- 2. What is conservatism? -- The provincialist conservative -- The metaphysical conservative -- The empirical conservative -- The historical conservative -- The realist conservative -- 3. What is American conservatism? -- What is tradition? -- Eternal values, traditions, and customs -- Social change -- Traditional and change -- What is American conservatism? -- 4. American 1978: Left 49, right 0 -- The Landon campaign -- The Taft campaign -- The Goldwater campaign -- The Reagan campaign -- Conclusion -- 5. Can a street corner wear a sun belt? -- The humane people -- The virtuous people -- The determined people -- Summary -- 6. Saving Taiwan and the unborn with national health insurance -- Politics -- The academy -- The church -- Pragmatism or truth? -- The future.