A review by christianholub
The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump by Corey Robin

4.0

First book of 2018 down the hatch! I've been hearing about this book for awhile, but I'm glad I waited until the new edition came out, incorporating the rise of President Trump into Robin's theory of conservatism. I gotta say, Robin's explanation (that conservative politics always arise out of a counter-revolutionary impulse, and borrow left-wing tactics and ideals in order to reconstruct the hierarchy that liberation movements seek to overthrow) is pretty convincing, especially here amidst the Trump era. For anyone who bemoans the lack of "good Republicans" or "sensible conservatives," I highly recommend reading this. It'll really help you understand the world around us.