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example, the "Symposium on American Foreign Policy" organized by Richard J. Bishirjian (Fall 2014), Yuval Levin's "The Roots
of a Reforming Conservatism" (Spring 2015), Patrick M. Garry's
"Conservatism and the Real Problems of Income Inequality" (Winter 2016), or last summer's debate about immigration between
Michael Barone and Chilton Williamson Jr. Nevertheless, timely
and topical as these articles are, all in their various ways they
seek to place the immediate issues into a deeper historical and
philosophical context. Modern Age does not offer a "platform" or
a detailed set of policy prescriptions for today's particular problems but rather an understanding of the perennial realities of
human nature and the human situation, which provides the only
reasonable basis for policy.
Hence the essays in this issue of the journal deal with a range
of topics with no obvious relevance to the debates that currently agitate our various media outlets. Yet careful reading and
consideration will reveal the ways in which they all may inform
controversies among our contemporaries. Our lead essay, David
Hein's treatment of the Marshall Plan as an instance of conservative reform, may be regarded as providing historical grounding
for Yuval Levin and "reform conservatism." Dr. Hein asks that we
reflect upon historical events and figures with deliberation before
assuming that we can categorize them merely by association.
Marshall was part of a liberal Democratic administration, but, Dr.
Hein maintains, the general's instincts were conservative, and
his program for dealing with our war-weary allies and defeated
enemies was conservative in both conception and effect.
Ann Hartle and Robert Shenk both call our attention to sources
of philosophical and religious wisdom from earlier periods, which
ought nonetheless to help us tackle the dilemmas of our time.
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