Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eliza Anderson, Deseret News SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts — As a graduate student at Harvard University in the 1970s, George H.

As Miller climbed the ranks of Republican campaign politics, relishing the competition, he witnessed the party shift from the pragmatic conservatism of the George W. Bush and McCain era to today’s ...

A conservative can be understood both as a person who adheres to a particular philosophy of life and as someone who holds a political outlook rooted in tradition, stability, and individual freedom.

What do you call a Republican lawmaker who's too conservative for folks on the left and not conservative enough for some on the right? Some people might say "a moderate." But these days, it's just as ...

There is a great confusion plaguing American politics today: What does conservatism stand for? The label is ubiquitous, yet its substance grows increasingly elusive. We debate endlessly about policy ...