What's the value?

"Virtue (through conservatism)" - Josh Lewis


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Josh is a podcaster and blogger (https://www.savingelephantsblog.com/) who has a strong belief in the tradition of conservatism in America. He believes being virtuous is the most important thing we can do and his conservative philosophy suggests, more often than not, the most virtuous thing we can do is not try to drive radical change. There are times for that, but most often we'd be better to trust in the natural course of things and the way they've worked in the past.


We approached this discussion in a very intellectual way, trying to understand the logic, function, and value of conservatism. Rather than debate specific political or societal issues (although we touched on a few) we debated the underlying rationale of this approach. Perhaps the most fundamental question in this debate was if we (humans) have an obligation to try to do better than "nature" or our history? Is it virtuous to try to find a better way, even if it means cracking some eggs or is the right thing to do to exercise prudence and temperance?


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Podcasting and blogging extensively about the historical intellectual tradition of conservatism in America, including the roots of modern conservative thought from Edmund Burke to the development of the movement conservatism in the United States via the work of individuals such as the American Founding Fathers, Russell Kirk, William F. Buckley, Frank Meyer, Leo Strauss, Milton Friedman, Thomas Sowell and more contemporary thinkers such as Sir Roger Scruton, Ross Douthat, Jonah Goldberg, and Yuval Levin.


As a Millennial myself, I have a passion for sharing the depth of conservatism with my generation and a greater sense of the unique struggles younger Americans face and the challenge older conservatives have with crafting a winsome message for future generations.

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