What is Conservatism? with Daniel McCarthy

Several months ago, Daniel McCarthy—editor of Modern Age and Editor-at-Large of The American Conservative—published an essay in First Things entitled “The Right Right.” McCarthy’s essay was a review of Yoram Hazony’s Conservatism: A Rediscovery and Matthew Continetti’s The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism. In this episode of LBE, McCarthy talks about what was commendable in both books, and where both works can be fairly critiqued. Kevin asks Daniel about his review, about Willmoore Kendall’s populist conservatism, and how to reaffirm the importance of Christianity as “public truth” in America. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro and Sponsor 1:53 Guest: Daniel McCarthy 4:29 What is a Conservative? 9:17 Populism: Plebiscites and Demagogues 38:39 A Conservatism for Today 53:33 Yoram Hazony Critique 1:01:52 Parallel Developments in Evangelicalism 1:09:12 Avant-Garde Conservatism Books: The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism Conservatism: A Rediscovery The Conservative Affirmation The Basic Symbols of the American Political Tradition Russell Kirk: American Conservative The Virtue of Nationalism

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Life and Books and Everything is a podcast hosted by Kevin DeYoung where discussions center on, well, life and books and everything. As a church pastor and theology professor, Kevin loves to talk about faith, theology, history, current events, and the occasional hot topic. The format for LBE includes interviews with leading authors and thinkers, recurring conversations with Justin Taylor and Collin Hansen, and the occasional solo musing from Kevin. Listen in and we hope you will learn something, laugh a little, and get some good book recommendations along the way.