Conscience of a Conservative
Jeff Flake
Random House Publishing Group
<b><b>"A thoughtful defense of traditional conservatism and a thorough assault on the way Donald Trump is betraying it."&#8212;David Brooks, in his <i>New York Times </i>column</b><br>In a bold act of conscience, Republican Senator Jeff Flake takes his party to task for embracing nationalism, populism, xenophobia, and the anomalous Trump presidency. The book is an urgent call for a return to bedrock conservative principle and a cry to once again put country before party.</b><br> <br> Dear Reader,<br> <br> I am a conservative.<br> <br> I believe that there are limits to what government can and should do, that there are some problems that government cannot solve, and that human initiative is best when left unfettered, free from government interference or coercion. I believe that these ideas, tested by time, offer the most freedom and best outcomes in the lives of the most people.<br> <br> But today, the American conservative movement has lost its way. Given the state of our...</br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br></br>