compassionate conservatism

Examples of compassionate conservatism in the following topics:

• Compassionate Conservatism

  • In "compassionate conservatism," a philosophy  espoused by President George W.
  • Compassionate conservatism has been defined as the belief that conservatism and compassion complement each other.
  • Bush began his presidency hoping to make compassionate conservatism his centerpiece.
  • Perhaps one of the greatest examples of compassionate conservatism is the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
  • Bush have criticized the phrase "compassionate conservatism" as simply sugarcoating traditional conservatism to make it sound more appealing to moderate voters.

• The George W. Bush Administration

  • Bush had campaigned with a promise of “compassionate conservatism” at home and non-intervention abroad.

• Conservatism

  • Liberal conservatism is a variant of conservatism that combines conservative values and policies with classical liberal stances.
  • Libertarian conservatism describes certain political ideologies within the United States and Canada which combine libertarian economic issues with aspects of conservatism.
  • National conservatism concentrates more on national interests than standard conservatism, and it upholds cultural and ethnic identity.
  • Social conservatism is distinct from cultural conservatism, although there are some overlaps.
  • Edmund Burke, considered to be the philosophical founder of modern conservatism.

• The Republican Party

  • The Republican Party is a major political party in the U.S, along with the Democratic Party; its platform reflects American conservatism.
  • Currently the party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S. political spectrum.
  • American conservatism of the Republican Party is not wholly based upon rejection of the political ideology of liberalism, as many principles of American conservatism are based upon classical liberalism.
  • Rather the Republican Party's conservatism is largely based upon its support of classical principles against the modern liberalism of the Democratic Party that is considered American liberalism in contemporary American political discourse.
  • Prior to the formation of the conservative coalition, which helped realign the Democratic and Republican Party ideologies in the mid-1960s, the party historically advocated classical liberalism, paleo-conservatism, and progressivism.

• Gain Contingencies

  • The disclosure of gain contingencies is affected by the materiality concept and the conservatism constraint.

• Political Ideology

  • American conservatism commonly refers to a combination of economic liberalism and social conservatism and to an extent, libertarianism.
  • Liberalism and conservatism are the most common ideologies in the U.S., apart from those who identify as moderate.
  • Moderates, who may be left or right leaning, incorporate different aspects from liberalism and conservatism into their personal perspective.

• The New Right

  • In defining conservatism, Reagan said, "If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism.
  • I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals—if we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories.
  • The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is. " Reagan's views on government were influenced by Thomas Jefferson, especially his hostility to strong central governments.

• From Political Values to Ideology

  • Core American political values general fall in line with one of three political ideologies: liberalism, conservatism, or moderate.
  • Contrastingly, people who value tradition and the status quo will relate more to conservatism.
  • Moderates hold an ideology somewhere in between liberalism and conservatism.

• The Modern Era of Political Parties

  • Today, the Republican Party supports an American conservative platform, with foundations in economic liberalism, fiscal conservatism, and social conservatism.

• Conclusion: Political Crises in the 70s and 80s

  • The 1970s and 80s were marked by the continuation of the Cold War and its proxy wars around the world, as well as a rise in both conservatism and liberal social movements at home.
  • Leading the so-called Reagan Revolution, he appealed to voters with the promise that the principles of conservatism could halt and revert the social and economic changes of the last generation.