The Death of Conservatism? (Part 1)

Sam Tanenhaus's original 2009 essay in The New Republic , the basis for the book we're discussing today: https://newrepublic.com/article/61721/conservatism-dead Whitaker Chambers's 1957 dismantling of Ayn Rand in the pages of National Review : https://www.nationalreview.com/2005/01/big-sister-watching-you-whittaker-chambers/ And here's Buckley's 1955 mission statement for National Review : https://www.nationalreview.com/1955/11/our-mission-statement-william-f-buckley-jr/