National Review
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National Review is an American conservative right-libertarian editorial magazine, focusing on news and commentary pieces on political, social, and cultural affairs. The magazine was founded by the author William F. Buckley Jr. in 1955. Its editor-in-chief is Rich Lowry, and its editor is Ramesh Ponnuru.
National Review cover for August 30, 2010
William F. Buckley Jr., the founder and first editor of National Review, pictured in 1985
Conservatism in the United States
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Conservatism in the United States is based on a belief in limited government, individualism, traditionalism, republicanism, and limited federal governmental power in relation to U.S. states. It is one of two major political ideologies of the United States. Conservative and Christian media organizations and American conservative figures are influential, and American conservatism is a large and mainstream ideology in the Republican Party and nation. As of 2021, 36 percent of Americans consider themselves conservative, according to polling by Gallup, Inc.
William F. Buckley Jr., an author who founded National Review magazine in 1955
President Ronald Reagan holding a "Stop Communism in Central America" t-shirt on the South Lawn of the White House in March 1986
An American Legion postcard urging parents to teach religion to their children as a civic duty, c. 1930s
Russell Kirk, conservative theorist and author of The Conservative Mind, published in 1953