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# *The Conservatarian Manifesto*

### (Crown Forum, 2015) 

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Date and Time 

July 14, 2015 12 - 1:30 PM EDT 

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##### Featuring 

Featuring the author, **Charles C. W. Cooke**, Staff Writer, *National Review*; with comments by **Ilya Shapiro**, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; **Katherine Mangu-Ward**, Managing Editor, *Reason*; and **Ben Domenech**, Publisher, *The Federalist*; moderated by **Trevor Burrus**, Research Fellow, Cato Institute. 

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Are libertarians and conservatives just variations of the same ideological species, or do they represent unique and separate philosophical traditions? One of *National Review*’s founding editors, Frank Meyer — father of Federalist Society president Eugene Meyer — called for a synthesis of the traditionalist and libertarian strains within the magazine’s followers. This “fusionism” animated Cold War conservatism and influenced the likes of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan. Decades later, facing a very different electoral landscape, another *National Review* staffer, Charles C. W. Cooke, hopes to get the band back together again. But does the political calculus still work? Can there be a marriage of convenience when the issues that strain the would-be alliance — gay marriage, immigration, the drug war, foreign policy — are as salient to many voters as issues that would cement it? With the 2016 election season already underway, please join us for a spirited discussion of The Conservatarian Manifesto and decide for yourself whether conservatives and libertarians should work closely to advance their common goals.

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