Monday, November 2, 2009

Conservatives' clarity with respect to economics and property rights

Would the conservative movement not benefit from a summary of the conservative philosophy that re-emphasizes conservative support for various categories of free-market policies (including some that self-described conservatives have ignored, when convenient) while encouraging the average conservative to pursue and master the study of Economics? Would the conservative movement not also benefit from a summary of the conservative philosophy which efficiently teaches new conservatives about the source, operation, and importance of property rights?

The Twelve Points are a statement of conservative principles, objectives, philosophy, and additional guiding considerations, composed by Karl Born, a young Indianapolis writer and attorney, beginning in early 2008, completed on July 2, 2009.

The purpose of the Twelve Points is to serve as a delivery mechanism for distilled, concentrated conservative thinking, with the goal of returning clarity and completeness to popular conservatism, and spreading knowledge of the true principles of conservatism throughout the conservative community.

The idea for the Twelve Points, along with much of the content of the document itself, came from the "Seven Points," which was created by a group of conservative college students in 2003 at Indiana University: Grand Old Cause.


Even in light of the 2010 election results, the conservative movement has become confused and aimless. Certain essential conservative principles and considerations have faded from memory and lost their influence. The Twelve Points will help to solve this problem by reminding us of conservative thinking that we may not have considered recently, and by making that thinking available to new, developing conservatives.


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