Conservatism

This Day in Labor History: September 27, 1922

By Erik Loomis

In General

On September 27, 2021

On September 27, 1922, the Sentinels of the Republic formed as a conservative organization to defeat labor reform. It first targeted the Child Labor Amendment proposed to the Constitution. This successful attempt to defeat even the most basic labor reforms demonstrates how rich corporate and...

General

Have the Ideological Labels of the Long 19th Century Outlived their Usefulness?

By Dan Nexon

On July 7, 2017

That's one of the many interesting issues raised by Kate Antonova—an Associate Professor at Queen's College, CUNY—in a truly epic tweetstorm. She also storified the tweets and added some commentary. I’m a historian.

Tea Party

The New Racism

By Erik Loomis

On June 20, 2011

I'm working on a chapter for an edited volume on the Tea Party. My essay seeks to place the Tea Party within the context of American conservatism over the past.

MikeBoyScout In relation to the question and the recent death of a "very bad president", the "malaise" speech, with its hand wringing fist pounding sermon is worth 40 minutes of your time.
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