Ebook: The Conservative Turn: Lionel Trilling, Whittaker Chambers, and the Lessons of Anti-Communism

Kimmage tells the story of postwar America’s political evolution through Trilling and Chambers, who went on to intellectual prominence, sharing the questions, crises, and challenges of their generation. Kimmage argues that the divergent careers of these two men exemplify the emergence of modern conservatism and the rise of moderate liberalism.