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How conservatism got lost, how it can find its way back [audio 51min]

In Reclaiming Conservatism (Oxford), former Republican congressman Mickey Edwards explains his belief that the conservative movement has abandoned its principles and transformed from the best defender of the Constitution to its most threatening opponent. Edwards is a lecturer at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. He was a Republican Congressman from Oklahoma, 1977-1993.
Read entire article at WAMU "The Diane Rehm Show"