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  <title>143 – The Conservative Mind at 70 with Michael Lucchese</title>
  <description>In 1953 a little-known political theorist Russell Kirk repurposed his doctoral dissertation as a book for publication.&amp;amp;nbsp; His book, The Conservative Mind, would quickly become a bestseller, give the nascent conservative movement its name and intellectual moorings, be reviewed and debated in respectable publications across the country, and launch its author to international fame. &amp;amp;nbsp; Seventy years later, the book is still going strong.&amp;amp;nbsp; Now on its seventh edition and reprinted in multiple languages, The Conservative Mind is among the indispensable tomes for understanding the conservative movement.&amp;amp;nbsp; In this episode, Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis is joined by Michael Lucchese to explore the enduring legacy of The Conservative Mind at seventy. &amp;amp;nbsp; About Michael Lucchese &amp;amp;nbsp; Michael Lucchese is the founder and CEO of Pipe Creek Consulting, a communications firm based in Washington, D.C., and a visiting scholar at the Liberty Fund.&amp;amp;nbsp; Previously, he was a communications aide to U.S. Senator Ben Sasse. &amp;amp;nbsp; He received a BA in American Studies at Hillsdale College and was a Hudson Institute Political Studies fellow and an alumnus of the Röpke-Wojtyła Fellowship at Catholic University of America's Busch School of Business. &amp;amp;nbsp; His writing have appeared in multiple publications, including the&amp;amp;nbsp;Washington Examiner&amp;amp;nbsp;and&amp;amp;nbsp;National Review, Engelsberg Ideas, Public Discourse, and Law &amp;amp;amp; Liberty.&amp;amp;nbsp; Michael Lucchese is from Chicago, Illinois. &amp;amp;nbsp; The Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal Celebrates the 70th Anniversary of The Conservative Mind &amp;amp;nbsp; In celebration of the 70th anniversary of Russell Kirk’s landmark book,&amp;amp;nbsp;The Conservative Mind, the Russell Kirk Center cordially invites you to join them for a special evening event with a panel of emerging conservative thinkers:  Adapting Conservatism for the Current Generation &amp;amp;nbsp; The celebration will be held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, December 5. &amp;amp;nbsp;  Reserve Your Tickets &amp;amp;nbsp; </description>
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