Charles R. Kesler (Books)

Charles R. Kesler Books

Professor Kesler is a scholar of political thought and American conservatism. His work delves into the profound questions surrounding the founding of the United States and the enduring legacy of its foundational documents. Through his editorial projects and academic work, he contributes to the ongoing discourse on the principles of American governance and conservative philosophy. His approach centers on analyzing key texts and their relevance to contemporary political discourse.

Crisis of the Two Constitutions

488 pages
18 hours of reading

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"If Conservatism is to succeed and thrive, it must return to its American roots (not Burke or the common law, or Kirk and traditionalism, or libertarianism and Hayek) Donald Trump understands, in a common sense and political way, the principles of the Founding and how they should be applied to forge a new governing coalition. The neoconservative foreign policy of the George W. Bush administration has more in common with progressivism than with the American Founding. Politics is not "downstream from culture" because politics, especially political foundings, create the culture of a country. Multiculturalism and identity politics, and their notion of group rights, is incompatible with the nation state, citizenship, and the protection of rights as America's Founders those things"--