Most importantly, he is erudite and a master of English. The lively prose of each is followed by a selective bibliography. Each entry ends with a substantial quotation that reinforces, as well as dramatically captures, the point and essence of the entry. Most persons, organizations, publications, or additional concepts mentioned in the entries appear in the lengthy index, making the book even more useful. The book is a distillation of the ideas that have predominated in the great conservative magazines and journals.
Conservatism is much in the news and a major force in American society.