In recent weeks, I’ve been undertaking a much-belated crash course in Roger Scruton’s political writings. I am currently working my way through How to Be a Conservative (Continuum, 2017), and would recommend it almost without qualification (except for his discussions of religion and its relation to secular law–perhaps more about that anon). Particularly helpful, however, is his discussion of what in my view is the great issue of contemporary politics and political theory, long sidelined and only belatedly getting the attention it desperately needs: the question of identity.
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Brad Littlejohn
Brad Littlejohn (Ph.D, University of Edinburgh) is Director of Programs and Education at American Compass. He lives in Loudoun County, VA, with his wife, Rachel, and four children.
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