![]() As he details the rise of progressivism and liberal attacks on human nature, he demonstrates how the idea grew that human nature is not fixed but malleable. He believes America and its founding principles are under a decades-old assault from a progressive agenda. Will begins with an explanation of the principles and beliefs of America’s Founding Fathers and the government they created. ![]() The answers he gives to these questions are well worth considering as he provides a beautiful vision for the future of America that is achieved by retrieving her founding principles. The purpose of Will’s book, he writes, is “to suggest how to think about the enduring questions concerning the proper scope and actual competence of government” (xvii). New York: Hachette Books, 2019.Ĭombine exceptional research, brilliant storytelling, unassailable logic, and a world-class, Pulitzer Prize winning author, and you have George Will’s recent book The Conservative Sensibility. ![]() ![]() Editor’s Note: The following book review appears in the Spring 2020 issue of Eikon. ![]()
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