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Ep. 420 Conservatives and Libertarians: The History Almost Nobody Knows

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One reason nobody knows who’s a “real conservative” — and there’s even controversy over who’s really a libertarian — is that few people know the history of either of these movements. Jason Jewell walks us through that history and the often rocky but sometimes fruitful relationship between the two groups.

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Jason Jewell is chairman of the department of humanities at Faulkner University, an associated scholar of the Mises Institute, and a faculty member at LibertyClassroom.com.

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The Western Tradition

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The History of Conservatism and Libertarianism

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Lecture 1: The History of Conservatism and Libertarianism

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“The Jeffersonian Conservative Tradition” (PDF) by Clyde Wilson

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