Defining Conservatism: The Principles That Will Bring Our Country Back

By JONATHAN KROHN

Defining Conservatism is a passionate appeal to a political movement that is re-examining its identity as Republicans set their sights on 2010 and beyond. A dedicated young conservative, Jonathan... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593156014
• ISBN13: 9781593156015
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Vanguard Press
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic

Everyone who votes should read this book! Your 5th grade children should read this book (earlier if AG). If you believe that learning about conservatism will confirm your negative concepts, you should prepare to be surprised. You will get all of the basics and much more, in a very readable style.

Impressive Young Author

This is a well written book by a young and coming author. His well formed and cogent arguments should give all readers, both liberal and conservative pause to rethink their positions and perhaps formulate a new position. This was well worth the investment.

The next generation of Conservative thinkers

If anyone was under the impression that the only segments of the US population that comprise the ranks of the Tea Party activists and the Conservative movement are upscale baby boomers, middle-aged Glenn Beck aficionados or white haired Republicans from affluent suburbs in the Midwest, then we must think again. In his meticulously researched thesis-like exegesis on the rise of Marxist style government expansionism and it's egregious consequences for the future of freedom in America, 14 year-old Jonathan Krohn steps up to the plate and sounds a clarion call to yet a new generation of American Conservatives. "Defining Conservatism" (Vanguard Press - 2010) is Mr. Krohn's first book and may very well serve as the gold standard in textbook primers for those wishing to learn about the genesis of our constitutional freedoms, the deleterious ramifications to our liberty that judicial activism represents and how our collective "moral compass" must be preserved at all costs. Mr. Krohn deftly conveys his hypothesis from the perspective of a seasoned logician; promulgating an empirical, highly reasoned and profoundly rational approach to the reality of Conservatism. Unlike other books of this genre, this child prodigy steers clear of psychological manipulation, emotional appeals and ad hominem attacks against those he disagrees with. Rather, he engages in positive didactics, offering a cut and dry examination of natural law, individual rights, state sovereignty, rule of law, personal responsibility, morality, the purpose and value of life, judicial philosophy and activism and limited government as defined from the perch of a strict constructionist. Citing a plethora of sources including the writings of Aristotle and Plato and more modern political theorists as Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, C.S. Lewis, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Mr. Krohn makes persuasive arguments for prudent constitutional interpretations as he spotlights the stark contrasts between individualism and victimization, the role of the public and private sectors in creating wealth, and the nefarious agenda of universalist government expansionism. Referring to several major US Supreme Court cases including the 1973 Roe v Wade decision, Mr. Krohn illustrates the intrusion of the federal government into the scared domain of the principles of federalism and states rights. Calling Roe v Wade, "very shoddy jurisprudence" and informing us of "serious constitutional flaws in the Supreme Court's argument", Mr. Krohn concludes that "the reasoning use to prove the sacred and inherent nature of life must be applied to the debate within the states, and the constitutional argument for natural rights must apply legally in the states just as much as it is applied to the whole of society." He also takes on social theory and the victim mentality when he points to such Supreme Court cases as Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, when James Dale, a homosexual advocate for "gay rights" challenged the legality

I Can't Believe This Was Written By a 14 Year Old!

Jonathan Krohn at 14 is one of the more literate and well-informed people in this country! In a thin (200 pages) book, he has explained logically and clearly just what Conservatism is. His syllogisms are tight and easy to understand. He compares true conservatism to "government expansionism" (his term for liberals or progressives). For Krohn, conservatism is quite logical, while expansionism is not based in logic, but, rather, is based in emotion. This is not a quick or "easy" read. It is quite thought provoking, and demands time for "mulling over." I'm still in the "mulling over" phase, but he demands that one think and respond. I may be ready to respond more later. In the meantime, however, I highly recommend this book - for both liberals and conservatives, alike. We need more thought and less rhetoric in politics.

A Young Voice Worth Listening To

Heard Jonathan Krohn on Bill Bennett yesterday and saw him on Fox & Friends this morning. Wonder if he'll wow them at CPAC again this year. This book should be the #1 conservative seller. Move over Mr. Levin and Mr. Beck -- Jonathan Krohn has something to say!