The American Conservative Presidential Symposium

by | Nov 4, 2016

The American Conservative Presidential Symposium

by | Nov 4, 2016

Two-dozen conservatives, libertarians, and independently minded progressives reveal how they look at the presidential election.

A good magazine presents a robust discussion of the national life, and The American Conservative has aimed since the beginning to show that conservatism cannot be reduced to a checklist or mere partisan formula. To that end, we have always encouraged a wide-ranging examination of the choices our political system offers—and fails to offer.

This symposium is not an endorsement and is not necessarily representative of TAC‘s editors or contributors a whole: rather, it’s a collection of viewpoints that encourage readers to examine the election from different angles and draw their own conclusions about Hillary Clinton, Donald J. Trump, Gary Johnson, Evan McMullin, Jill Stein, and other choices confronting America on Nov. 8.

Read the rest at The American Conservative.

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