{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 36 - Books Every Conservative Should Read","description":"Saving Elephants has got your summer reading list covered!  In this episode Josh walks through classic, foundational books that every conservative should read, as well as some great books that speak to Millennials in particular.  Ranging from pithy and digestible to massive, complex, and dry, Josh gives a brief outline of the book and shares why it\u2019s important to understanding conservatism.   While summer is traditionally reserved for light reading, it can also be the perfect time of year to tear into something quite challenging.  Reading hard books\u2014if they\u2019re good books\u2014can sharpen our minds and develop our character.  Even reading of people with strong character can develop our character.  As Russell Kirk put it, \u201cReading of great lives does something to make decent lives.\u201d   Here is the list of the books and authors referenced throughout the episode   Edmund Burke, British statesman and the \u201cFather of Conservatism\u201d: Reflections on the Revolution in France   Russell Kirk, political theorist, moralist, historian, social critic, and literary critic: The Conservative Mind Concise Guide to Conservatism Ten Conservative Principles   Barry Goldwater, Senator and 1964 Republican nominee for president: Conscience of a Conservative   Roger Scruton, English philosopher: How to be a Conservative   Irving Kristol, journalist and the \u201cGodfather of Neoconservatism\u201d: Neo-Conservatism   Patrick Deneen, political theorist: Why Liberalism Failed   Thomas Sowell, economist and social theorist: Black Rednecks and White Liberals A Conflict of Visions Basic Economics   Jonah Goldberg, columnist, author, commentator, podcaster: Suicide of the West   Timothy Carney, journalist and editor: Alienated America   Ben Sasse, Senator: Them   Joseph Sternberg, journalist: The Theft of a Decade   S. Lewis, author, theologian, professor: The Abolition of Man   And here are some other great books that I didn\u2019t have time to get through in the podcast but are still worth a read:   The Essential Russell Kirk arranged by George Panichas   The Great Debate by Yuval Levin   The Price of Greatness by Jay Cost   Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow   John Adams by David McCullough   The Selfie Vote by Kristen Soltis Anderson ","author_name":"Saving Elephants | Millennials defending & expressing conservative values","author_url":"https:\/\/www.savingelephantsblog.com\/","html":"