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Books • Current Affairs • General Interest • History • Politics • Special Guests: Talks, Lectures, Conversations
Title:
Sam Tanenhaus: The Death of Conservatism
Date:
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Time:
7:00 PM
In his new provocative book, Sam Tanenhaus—editor of the
New York Times Book Review
and the
Week in Review
and the prize-winning author of
Whittaker Chambers
—poses the question, “Why does the contemporary Right define itself less by what it yearns to conserve than by what it longs to destroy?” For seventy-five years, he argues, the Right has been split between two factions: consensus-driven “realists” who believe in the virtue of government and its power to adjust to changing conditions, and movement “revanchists” who distrust government and society—and often find themselves at war with America itself. Tanenhaus argues that conservatives today need to understand that the true role of conservatism is not to advance a narrow ideological agenda but to engage in a serious dialogue with liberalism and join with it in upholding “the politics of stability.” Tanenhaus will share his thoughts on why he believes there is hope for conservatism.
Admission:
Tickets are $6, or receive 2 free tickets with the purchase of the book. Both options will be available when doors open at 6:00 pm.