page_title: List of American conservatives
section_title: Intellectuals, writers, and activists
hierarchical_section_title: List of American conservatives / People / Intellectuals, writers, and activists
caption_attribution_description: William F. Buckley, Jr. attends the second inauguration of President Ronald Reagan.
context_page_description: American conservatism is a broad system of political beliefs in the United States that is characterized by respect for American traditions, republicanism, support for Judeo-Christian values, moral absolutism, free markets and free trade, anti-communism, individualism, advocacy of American exceptionalism, and a defense of Western culture from the perceived threats posed by socialism, authoritarianism, and moral relativism. The recent movement is based in the Republican Party, though some Democrats were also important figures early in the movement's history.
  The following list is made up of prominent American conservative people from the public and private sectors. The list also includes political parties, organizations and media outlets which have made a notable impact on conservatism in the United States. Entries on the list must have achieved notability after 1932, the beginning of the Fifth Party System.
caption: William F. Buckley Jr., conservative writer
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