Reddit mentions of The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot

>can you please clarify your ideological position

Sure.

I'm a paleoconservative deep ecologist. This means I adhere to the oldest values of American conservatism and pair them with an interest in environmentalism through a more wholesome design of society.

I moderate /r/new_right because the new right ideas are closest to paleoconservatism in some ways. I tried to write a description of new_right that encompassed all of the ideas that the movement has tossed around.

Beyond that, I think politics is a matter of strategies and not collectivist moral decisions, am fond of libertarian-style free market strategies, and take interest in many things, hence the wide diversity of stuff that I post.

I've learned that on Reddit it's important to ask for people to clarify definitions before ever addressing any question using those terms. If you want me to answer any specific questions, we need a clear definition first agreed on by all parties.

I recommend the following books for anyone interesting in post-1970s conservatism beyond the neoconservative sphere:

• Paul Woodruff, Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue
  
• Pat Buchanan, Suicide of a Superpower
  
• Joseph Tainter, The Collapse of Complex Societies
  
• Russell Kirk, The Conservative Mind from Burke to Eliot
  
• Jared Diamond, Collapse
  
• Mark Steyn, America Alone
  
• Friedrich Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals
  
• Bruce Charlton, Thought Prison: The Fundamentalist Nature of Political Correctness
  
  Other than that, I'm pretty much a mainstream Republican. Not all links I post constitute endorsement, such as this fascinating article.

Suggested reading from greatandpowerfulOZ

The American Conservative

Conservative Mind by Russell Kirk (or anything by Kirk for that matter). Doesn't really delve too far economically speaking, but his philosophical and ideological underpinnings should glean light into how a conservative feels an economy should operate.

• Mentioned before, but the Road to Serfdom is a decent choice as well.
  
  
• I, personally am not a fan of Friedman as his neoliberal outlook seems to be coming apart at the seams. However, many will mention him and as many of his views tend to guide the economic policies of many Conservatives you should read up on him as well.
  
  
• I like Wilhelm Roepke.