Conservatism is almost as divided as America, split between divergent brands that range from traditional and social conservatism to libertarian and constitutional conservatism. But there is no reason ...

Et Tu, Cesar? Chavez’s Sexual-Assault Allegations Were the Last Straw Audio By Carbonatix Phil Klein describes the political coalition ascendant on the right today as “the new fusionism of wanting to ...

I was lucky enough to see the beginnings of modern American conservatism in New York after a visit to my university by the new movement’s prime mover William F. Buckley Jr. — and a bit later by ...

Why should conservatives look to Fusionism as they debate, often with raised voices, the future of conservatism? Because Fusionism offers a philosophy of prudence not rashness; tradition not the ...

Fusionism became the status quo of American conservatism when Ronald Reagan was elected president. His philosophy was influenced by the Sharon Statement, a founding document of Young Americans for ...

At the Republican National Convention in 1992, primary runner-up Patrick J. Buchanan delivered a rousing speech in defense of American workers, traditional family values, and the restoration of ...

“If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending,” Abraham Lincoln once observed, “we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it.” I think we all have a good idea where we ...

Newsweek senior editor-at-large and host, "The Josh Hammer Show" And there lies the rub. The overarching issue is that the Fusionism of Conservatism, Inc., as a structural matter and due to the very ...

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There's a well-worn tale about modern American conservatism: It says that the movement as we know it came into being during the mid–20th century as a "fusionist" coalition of economic libertarians and ...

Fusionism is often described as a three-legged stool, the legs being economic, social, and foreign policy, and yet Meyer’s conception was both less complicated and more profound. Pointing to American ...

Editor’s Note: This piece was written as a response to our “What is American Conservatism?” cover story symposium from our July/August issue of TAC. Conservatism is almost as divided as America, split ...