America's Way Back: Reclaiming Freedom, Tradition, and Constitution
”Both enjoyable and compelling. Informed by the insights of James Madison, Adam Smith, and Alexis de Tocqueville—and William F. Buckley Jr., Frank Meyer, and Ronald Reagan—Devine shows how we can recover what we have lost. An intellectual journey to be savored.” —Mark Levin, nationally syndicated radio host“I have long believed that the fusionist conservatism of Frank Meyer made for splendid politics (as in Ronald Reagan’s two presidential campaigns) but for poor and incoherent political philosophy.America’s Way Backforces me to reconsider. Devine argues persuasively that the synthesis of traditional Western values with individual human freedom has intellectual and moral integrity as the foundation for ordered liberty.” —Allan C. Carlson, president of the Howard Center for Family, Religion, and Society“Devine spells out the solution for the modern GOP—a fusion of the best of conservative ideas with those of the liberty movement, all rooted in the Constitution. This book provides plenty of intellectual ammunition for the modern conservative movement.” —Senator Rand Paul“A philosophical, historical, and political tour de force. Must reading—an outstanding book that will be around for a long time to come.” —Lee Edwards, author ofWilliam F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement“At last someone has produced a worthy successor to Frank Meyer’s classicIn Defense of Freedom.” —Edwin J. Feulner, the Heritage Foundation“America’s Way Backfollows on the work of my father, Frank Meyer, showing that libertarianism and traditionally oriented conservatism, while sometimes conflicting in specific policy areas, are complementary and vital as bulwarks of the West.” —Eugene B. Meyer, president of the Federalist Society“Too many conservatives have forgotten that freedom and tradition, limited government and conservative morality, stand or fall together. Devine’s fine new book, a vigorous defense of fusionism, provides a much-needed reality check. If conservatives want to win again—and want todeserveto win again—they need to listen to Devine.” —Edward Feser, associate professor of philosophy, Pasadena City College“A trenchant critique of the flaws and failures of statist progressivism—and a powerful case for a revived conservative alternative. Conservatives of all stripes—and progressives too—will benefit from a close reading of this discerning and very timely book.” —George H. Nash, author ofThe Conservative Intellectual Movement in America since 1945