The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot by Russell KirkAmerican conservatism hit its nadir in the 1950s. The liberal presidency of FDR was widely credited with defeating the Great Depression and the Axis powers. The Republican party had split in the 1910s, with Republican progressives like Teddy Roosevelt fighting against pro-business leaders. The pro-business faction won and bore the brunt of the blame for the stock market crash and the following economic devastation.
In 1953 Russell Kirk released this argument for conservatism. Widely ignored at first, it eventually became a canonical text for the modern conservative movement.
Why this is conservative/libertarian: There are a handful of must-reads in order to understand the modern conservative movement. This is one of them.
Get the Kindle version: The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot
The Portable Conservative Reader makes an excellent companion volume to The Conservative Mind.
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