True Conservatism: Reclaiming Our Humanity in an Arrogant Age

Drawing on the riches of Western tradition, Anthony T. Kronman defends a humane conservatism for our enlightened age

“Rigorous and philosophically demanding, Kronman’s book invites principled argument from every side.”—Kirkus Reviews

As the party of the left has grown more strident, its conservative critics have responded in kind. Each year conservatives do a poorer job of defending their position as a citadel of human values without lapsing into an angry assault on ideals that they and pro...