Sometimes emotions are the voice of one’s conscience, and shouldn’t be ignored.

John Hood explores the origins and tenets of modern American conservatism, which many now call "Freedom Conservatism." ...

I'm a conservative without a conversion story. Plenty of others have such a tale — they read a certain book, had a certain ...

The 'new' 21st century definition of a "conservative": Someone who believes a minority of people are born to rule and everyone else is here to follow their rules, and that ...

Overall, 39% say the word reflects what has become the GOP political definition, "to be overly politically correct and police others' words." 56% of Republicans agreed with this view.

The conservative temperament cherishes the inherited, admires the beauty in the passing moment, and aims high while taking in stride the world’s rampant folly, perfidy, and ill fortune.

Pence accused Trump and others of departing from the Republican Party's once-heralded conservative values to "follow the siren song of populism." ... according to its political science definition.

The conservative turn also, therefore, revives interest in the discipline’s history. It remembers and reappraises not just English’s pathways and achievements but also its core values.

Re “Trying to Define a Label,” by Ross Douthat (column, March 19): It is hard to overstate the irony of Ross Douthat’s offering a definition of the “‘woke’ worldview.” “Woke” is ...

He presents himself as a classic social conservative. He opposes abortion, believes marriage is between a man and a woman, and frequently says things that you aren’t supposed to say about the ...