An open reading room
Twenty-six traditions. Many ways to see the world.
Understand each tradition in its own terms: its beliefs, history, best arguments and internal tensions.
Left and libertarian-left
Centre-left
Centre and cross-cutting
Liberal and market
Conservative and religious
Conservatism ↗
Preserve institutions and customs
Christian Democracy ↗
Social market economy
Fiscal / Libertarian Conservatism ↗
Small government and low taxes
National Conservatism ↗
National identity and sovereignty
Paternalistic / One-Nation Conservatism ↗
Duty of the advantaged to the less well-off
Theocratic / Religious Traditionalism ↗
Law derived from religious principles
Distributism ↗
Widespread ownership of small property