Big Tent: The Story of the Conservative Revolution - As Told by the Thinkers and Doers Who Made It Happen

[Read by David Cochran Heath, John Pruden, Robert Scott, Tom Weiner, John McLain, J. Paul Boehmer, Bob Souer, David Drummond, Mike Chamberlain, Pam Ward] Insightful and stimulating, Big Tent is an outstanding survey of the conservative movement from its most significant living figures. - - Bestselling author, professor, and pundit Mallory Factor illuminates the conservative tradition in American politics with essays from leading figures in the conservative movement. - - Ambitious in its breadth and depth, Big Tent provides a fresh and surprising treatment of the conservative movement as told by the leaders themselves. In this unique collection, which is based on Factor's star-studded course at The Citadel, conservative leaders explain how the movement developed as a powerful force in American politics, how it functions now with a wide range of viewpoints, and where it is going in the future. The origin of conservative ideas - from their ancient roots to their English origins, from the American Revolution to William F. Buckley, Alexis de Tocqueville to Barry Goldwater, and libertarianism to neo-conservatism - are revealed and examined in this compelling volume. - - These illuminating essays include:*Newt Gingrich on the political ideas surrounding the American Revolution;*Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute on the emergence of libertarianism;*Ed Meese on the Reagan Revolution;*David Keene of the NRA on Buckley-style ''fusionism'';*Phyllis Schlafly on the rise of the religious right;*Donald Rumsfeld on the Bush administration's ''war on terror'';*Rand Paul on the future of the conservative movement.