The Death of Conservatism?

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This week on the JOURNAL, Bill Moyers spoke with author Sam Tanenhaus about his new book, The Death of Conservatism, and the current state of America's conservative movement.

Tanenhaus suggested that today's conservatism is mostly bereft of substantive ideas and instead consists of extreme reactions against the liberal social and policy agenda. He said:

"These radical people on the right – and they include...