When Burke Became Burke
Edmund Burke and the Invention of Modern Conservatism, 1830–1914: An Intellectual History by Emily Jones. Oxford, 2017. Hardcover, 288 pages, $88. Reviewed by William F. Byrne Two myths, or, at least, oversimplifications, have long surrounded Edmund Burke’s iconic...
This is good. I’d like to see a follow up piece on Wood’s The American Revolution and on Power & Liberty. Also, maybe some comment on the essay in The Idea of America that walks back the claim in Creation that 1789 marked the end of classical
Politics (the button interests and
“Anton’s book, and his entire worldview, stand as direct challenges to elite preferences and institutions: Okay, boomer, what next?”
Quite the review of Michael Anton's book from Brad Watson in @KirkCenter's @ubookman. https://kirkcenter.org/reviews/a-man-for-all-seasons/