Conservatives in the United States

**Conservatives in the United States** support American traditions, Christianity, republicanism, businesses, anti-communism, American exceptionalism (the US is unique and special). They think America's enemies are socialism and authoritarianism.

## Conservative thinkers and leaders 
Below is a list of people considered "conservative". 

Only a few politicians in the 19th century called themselves "conservative" but later scholars sometimes say the Federalist Party was conservative.

* **Politicians**
* Senator Barry Goldwater (1909–1998)
* President Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)
* President Ronald Reagan (1911–2004)
* President George W. Bush (b.1946)
* President Donald Trump (b.1946)
* Vice-President Dick Cheney (b.1941)
* Representative Newt Gingrich (b.1943)
* Vice-President Mike Pence (b.1959)

* **Judges**
* Chief Justice William Rehnquist (1924–2005)
* Associate Justice Antonin Scalia (1936–2016)
* Judge Robert Bork (1927–2012)
* Justice Neil Gorsuch (b. 1967)

* **Economists**
* Milton Friedman (1912–2006)
* Russell Kirk (1918–1994)
* Irving Kristol (1920–2009)
* Alan Greenspan (b.1926)

* **Writers and intellectuals**
* Ayn Rand (1905–1982)
* William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925–2008)
* Phyllis Schlafly (1924-2016)
* Robert Nozick (1938–2002)
* Pat Buchanan (b.1938)

* **Media personalities**
* Rush Limbaugh (1951–2021)
* Ann Coulter (b. 1961)
* Glenn Beck (b. 1964)

* **Diplomats**
* John Bolton (b. 1943)
* Paul Wolfowitz (b. 1948)

* **Financial supporters**
* Sheldon Adelson (1933–2021)
* Charles G. Koch (b. 1935)
* David H. Koch (1940–2019)

* **Think tanks**
* American Enterprise Institute
* Cato Institute
* Heritage Foundation

## Gallery 

File:John Adams Portrait.jpg|John Adams
File:Calvin-coolidge-l.jpg|Calvin Coolidge
File:Ronald Reagan 1981 presidential portrait.jpg|Ronald Reagan
File:George-W-Bush.jpeg|George W. Bush
File:Official Portrait of President Donald Trump.jpg|Donald Trump
File:William F. Buckley, Jr. 1985.jpg|William F. Buckley, Jr.
File:Barry Goldwater photo1962.jpg|Barry Goldwater
File:Newt Gingrich.jpg|Newt Gingrich
File:Mike Pence official portrait.jpg|Mike Pence
File:Antonin Scalia Official SCOTUS Portrait crop.jpg|Antonin Scalia
File:Phyllis Schlafly by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg|Phyllis Schlafly
File:5.3.10GlennBeckByDavid-Shankbone.jpg|Glenn Beck
File:John R Bolton official photo crop slight retouch.jpg|John Bolton 

## Relevant pages 
* Conservatism

## Other websites 
* The Heritage Foundation, generally considered world's most influential conservative think tank.
* ReaganConservatives.us , promoting traditional conservative beliefs in politics and faith.
* Project for a New American Century, neoconservative think tank.
* *National Review* magazine, influential conservative political magazine. 
* Townhall.com, conservative news, information, and commentary.
* *Chronicles* magazine.
* FirstThings.com.
* *The American Conservative* magazine.
* "The Leadership Institute".
* "The Origins of the Modern American Conservative Movement,"  Heritage Foundation.
* "Conservative Predominance in the U.S.: A Moment or an Era?" , 21 experts from the U.S. and abroad, ponder the future of conservatism. 
* *Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Conservatism* at the University of Virginia .