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The American Conservative: Prudence and Peace

Why we need your help to continue promoting conservative principles of wisdom, prudence, and restraint.

The American Conservative has been an indispensable outlet for the ideas and arguments of dissident and traditional conservatives for the last twelve years, and it continues to offer a vitally important and necessary alternative to movement conservatism and its tendency to subordinate conservative principles of wisdom, prudence, and restraint to the needs of partisan loyalty and ideological obsessions. Since its founding, the magazine and its website have been the principled voice of conservative opposition to the many follies of the Bush and Obama eras and the reliable defender of local communities, constitutional government, a broad distribution of power and wealth, and the causes of liberty and peace. That defense is needed now as much as it has ever been.

Over the last few months, TAC has been a consistent critic of the ill-conceived military intervention in Iraq and Syria. Earlier this summer, we co-hosted a successful conference promoting a foreign policy of restraint, and we continue to warn against the folly of wars of choice. TAC is a valuable resource for all Americans that want to rediscover a foreign policy conservatism that is dedicated to securing the national interest without being wedded to perpetual war. We have been promoting the cause of reforming and improving the foreign policy debate in the Republican Party and in the country as a whole since our inception. Our arguments are more necessary than ever as the U.S. will be fighting the new war in Iraq and Syria for years to come.

The magazine and our website also offer trenchant and insightful political and social commentary from all of our contributors and bloggers. Our writers regularly address many policy issues that other conservative outlets ignore or refuse to take seriously. Along with content from the magazine and our other regular online contributors, our website hosts Noah Millman‘s insights on politics, theater, and film, and Rod Dreher‘s reflections on literature, religion, and culture, including his ongoing study of the life and work of Dante Alighieri. Jonathan Coppage’s project on New Urbanism continues to promote conservative ideas for creating humane and sustainable cities. In addition, TAC has also recently brought you Kelley Vlahos’ excellent reporting on the Iraqi army’s corruption problems, Gracy Olmstead’s account of Wendell Berry at the Front Porch Republic conference, and Daniel Davis’ indictment of the failure of COIN. Last but not least, TAC also maintains an archive of classic texts on politics, history, and literature in the Repository for the benefit of our readers.

In order to continue all of this important work, The American Conservative needs the continued support of its readers, without whom we would be able to do nothing. All donations to the magazine are tax-deductible, and anything that you are able to give would be greatly appreciated. If you are able to donate something, please donate here.

Update: If you would like to make a donation by check, you can make your check payable to American Ideas Institute (the foundation that publishes The American Conservative) and mail to: American Ideas Institute, 910 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006-2628. Contributions are tax-deductible.

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