The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom is regarded by supporters and opponents alike as one of the most important modern works of conservatism. When it was first published, 25 years ago, it stirred up a raging storm of controversy and became a bestseller. As noted before on the Deep End, the irony […]
Allan Bloom was not a natural conservative: “In electoral politics he was a moderately liberal Democrat, and more liberal still in personal and social matters… He was no fan of the free market or the heedless getting and striving that it encourages.” But 25 years ago he published a landmark defence of cultural conservatism entitled The […]