I asked a conservative family member to recommend some authors/books on conservative thought and practice. This book came highly recommended and was a decent delivery, though he should probably stick to radio.
As a liberal democrat and a scientist, the first several chapters were fairly painful to read. The subtitle was very well-chosen, it is a manifesto: all opinions intended to be interpreted as facts. Reading the first several chapters always made me think "But why?! What about ___?!" to nearly every topic that was brought up. While reading it, I gave it one star.
Thereafter, the book took a turn for the better. In particular, the chapters on the economy, welfare, and immigration were considerably more compelling. The author felt compelled to include numbers, research conclusions, and statistics. I ate it up, albeit with some skepticism. I fully intend to do some fact-checking and research based on his references. The bottom line is that these few chapters appealed to the scientist in me.
Despite being a very biased reader, I think the author does a generally good job of portraying the pros of conservative thought (while bashing the intentions of the liberal). I intend to look for more reads like this.
On a minor side note, his insistent use of the word "import" as opposed to "importance" annoyed me.