Since Rod invokes Russell Kirk at a number of points in the book, I’d like to recommend what I will assert is the most insightful article on Kirk, "Russell Kirk and the Conservative Heart" by Mark Henrie, which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2003 Intercollegiate Review. In presenting Kirk as an educator of the sentiments, Mark touches on a number of points relevant to the Crunchy Con discussion. This comment in particular seems to me to capture one of the main themes of Rod’s book: “Kirk appreciated the real political achievements of many modern institutions; what was problematic were the ideological and sentimental meanings with which those institutions were invested and by which their development was guided.”
