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==Note==
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{{fmt/title|conservatist organizations in the United States}}
Eventually, [[US conservatism]] will be moved to [[Americonservatism]], but I don't have time to update all the links right now -- so I'm saving that move for later.
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==Technical Note==
 
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''Eventually, there will be a database of organizations which can be queried by various attributes: [[political ideology]], type of org ([[think tank]], etc.)... need to get some clarity on what the different types are and how to distinguish between them.''
Eventually, there will be a database of organizations which can be queried by various attributes: [[political ideology]], type of org ([[think tank]], etc.)... need to get some clarity on what the different types are and how to distinguish between them.
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==Related==
 
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* [[think-tanks]]
'''Related''': [[think-tanks]]
 
 
==List==
 
==List==
 
===Active===
 
===Active===
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* {{wp/alt|American Legislative Exchange Council}} (ALEC) {{sourcewatch|American Legislative Exchange Council}}
 
* {{wp/alt|American Legislative Exchange Council}} (ALEC) {{sourcewatch|American Legislative Exchange Council}}
 
* {{wp/alt|Atlas Shrugs}} is {{wp/alt|Pam Geller}}'s blog, not an organization as such
 
* {{wp/alt|Atlas Shrugs}} is {{wp/alt|Pam Geller}}'s blog, not an organization as such
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* {{wp/alt|Becket Fund for Religious Liberty}} "a non-profit, public interest law firm defending the freedom of religion of people of all faiths."
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* {{wp/alt|Bill of Rights Institute}} - a [[Koch brothers]] project
 
* {{wp/alt|Bradley Foundation}}[http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/17273-a-gop-funder-thats-bigger-and-darker-than-the-koch-brothers] - foundation, founded 1942
 
* {{wp/alt|Bradley Foundation}}[http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/17273-a-gop-funder-thats-bigger-and-darker-than-the-koch-brothers] - foundation, founded 1942
 
* [[Cato Institute]] -- more [[libertarian]] than Americonservative, although they were taken over by the [[Koch brothers]] in late 2012
 
* [[Cato Institute]] -- more [[libertarian]] than Americonservative, although they were taken over by the [[Koch brothers]] in late 2012
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* [[Century Strategies]] founded in 1997 by [[Ralph Reed]] (Ralph E. Reed Jr.); provides campaign consulting for [[US Republican|Republican]] candidates
 
* [[Century Strategies]] founded in 1997 by [[Ralph Reed]] (Ralph E. Reed Jr.); provides campaign consulting for [[US Republican|Republican]] candidates
 
* [[Citizens United]] ([[wikipedia:Citizens United (organization)|W]]) founded 1988
 
* [[Citizens United]] ([[wikipedia:Citizens United (organization)|W]]) founded 1988
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* {{wp/alt|Club for Growth}}
 
* {{wp/alt|Competitive Enterprise Institute}} (CEI)
 
* {{wp/alt|Competitive Enterprise Institute}} (CEI)
 
* [[Constitutional Rights PAC]] (Larry Ward)
 
* [[Constitutional Rights PAC]] (Larry Ward)
 
* [[Declaration Alliance]] or [[Declaration Foundation]] ({{wp/alt|Alan Keyes}})
 
* [[Declaration Alliance]] or [[Declaration Foundation]] ({{wp/alt|Alan Keyes}})
 
* {{wp/alt|Fraser Institute}}:  Canadian right-libertarian think tank
 
* {{wp/alt|Fraser Institute}}:  Canadian right-libertarian think tank
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* {{wp/alt|Ethics and Public Policy Center}} (EPPC): [[social dysconservatism]], "Judeo-Christian" values
 
* [[Free Enterprise Fund]] (FEF)
 
* [[Free Enterprise Fund]] (FEF)
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* [[Foundation for Individual Rights in Education]] (FIRE)
 
* [[Gear Up Foundation]] (Vincent Forras)
 
* [[Gear Up Foundation]] (Vincent Forras)
 
* [[Heartland Institute]] -- focused on [[global warming denialism]] in the 2000s; prior to that, helped promote the idea that smoking is healthy
 
* [[Heartland Institute]] -- focused on [[global warming denialism]] in the 2000s; prior to that, helped promote the idea that smoking is healthy
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* [[John Locke Foundation]] -- mainly operates in [[North Carolina]]; part of [[Art Pope]]'s empire
 
* [[John Locke Foundation]] -- mainly operates in [[North Carolina]]; part of [[Art Pope]]'s empire
 
* {{wp/alt|Manhattan Institute for Policy Research}}: libertarian think-tank established 1981 as the International Center for Economic Policy Studies by [[Antony Fisher]] and [[William J. Casey]].
 
* {{wp/alt|Manhattan Institute for Policy Research}}: libertarian think-tank established 1981 as the International Center for Economic Policy Studies by [[Antony Fisher]] and [[William J. Casey]].
* {{wp/alt|Pacific Research Institute}} California-based free-market think tank founded in 1979 to promote "the principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility" through policies that emphasize a free economy, private initiative, and limited government.
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* {{wp/alt|National Center for Public Policy Research}}
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* {{wp/alt|Pacific Research Institute}} California-based free-market think tank founded in 1979 to promote "the principles of individual freedom and [[personal responsibility]]" through policies that emphasize a free economy, private initiative, and limited government.
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* {{wp/alt|Progress for America}}
 
* {{wp/alt|Sons of Liberty}} ({{wp/alt|Bradlee Dean}}): not sure if this is a real organization or just a reference to the historical one
 
* {{wp/alt|Sons of Liberty}} ({{wp/alt|Bradlee Dean}}): not sure if this is a real organization or just a reference to the historical one
 
* {{wp/alt|United States Chamber of Commerce}} (USCC)
 
* {{wp/alt|United States Chamber of Commerce}} (USCC)
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* {{wp/alt|Moral Majority}} founded by [[Jerry Falwell]] in 1979 and dissolved in the late 1980s.
 
* {{wp/alt|Moral Majority}} founded by [[Jerry Falwell]] in 1979 and dissolved in the late 1980s.
 
* {{wp/alt|Project for the New American Century}} (PNAC): infamously called for a [[new Pearl Harbor]] prior to [[9/11]]
 
* {{wp/alt|Project for the New American Century}} (PNAC): infamously called for a [[new Pearl Harbor]] prior to [[9/11]]
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===to merge===
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* [[Conservapedia]]: "pro-American, pro-Christian" alternative to Wikipedia
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* [http://www.freerepublic.com/ Free Republic]
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* [http://www.heritage.org/ The Heritage Foundation]
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* [http://www.johnlocke.org/ John Locke Foundation] (North Carolina)
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** Interestingly, the writings of {{wpalt|John Locke}} himself "had an enormous influence on the development of liberalism", notably the idea of "religious toleration", according to {{wikipedia|Contributions_to_liberal_theory#From_Locke_to_Mill}}
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* [http://patriotpost.us/ Patriot Post] "The Conservative Journal of Record"
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* [http://www.amconmag.com/ American Conservative]: skeptical Conservatism
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* [http://redstate.com/ Redstate]: "conservative news and community"
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* [http://www.sovereigntycolorado.com/ Sovereignty Colorado] "The State and Nation are under incredible pressure to continue on the path to communist socialist rule..."
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* explicitly '''Christian''' conservatist:
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** [http://www.bju.edu/ Bob Jones University] (Greenville, SC)
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** [http://www.cofcc.org/ Council of Conservative Citizens] (MO) ({{wikipedia|Council of Conservative Citizens}})
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** [[Liberty University]]  - e.g. [http://www.liberty.edu/studentaffairs/index.cfm?PID=7764 Dress Code for Women]
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** {{l/wp|American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property}}
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** [http://patriarchy.org/ Patriarchy.org] (VA): "addressing the issues and legalism of patriarchy with the liberating truth of [[Jesus Christ]]"; apparently started in reaction against an excessively conservative/legalistic "patriarchy movement"
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===Parody===
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* [http://www.landoverbaptist.org/ Landover Baptist Church] "Where the Worthwhile Worship"
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* [http://www.bettybowers.com/ Betty Bowers] "America's Best Christian"

Latest revision as of 22:46, 4 December 2022

conservatist organizations in the United States

Technical Note

Eventually, there will be a database of organizations which can be queried by various attributes: political ideology, type of org (think tank, etc.)... need to get some clarity on what the different types are and how to distinguish between them.

Related

List

Active

Defunct

to merge

Parody