Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1.  The Revolt of the Libertarians

2.  The Revolt Against the Masses

3.  The Recovery of Tradition and Values

4.  Nightmare in Red

5.  Consolidation

6.  Fission and Fusion: The Quest for Philosophical Order

7.  What is Conservatism in America? The Search for a Viable Heritage

8.  What is Conservatism in America? The Straussians, Willmoore Kendall, and the “Virtuous People”

9.  Years of Preparation

10.   Things Fall Apart

11.   Can the Vital Center Hold?

12.   Conservatism Ascendant: The Age of Reagan and Beyond

Conclusion

Interviews and Correspondence

Bibliographical Essay

Bibliographical Postscript

Index