{"product_id":"m-stanton-evans-9781641771764","title":"M. Stanton Evans","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003eM. Stanton Evans (d. 2015) was one of the unsung heroes and key figures of the modern conservative\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003emovement, offering a model to be remembered and emulated in both thought and deed. A person of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003eextraordinary breadth, he combined the roles of journalist, first-rank thinker, and political action, often at the center of crucial events for the conservative movement from the mid-1950s to his last decade in the 2010s. He was the principal author of the Sharon Statement, the founding document of Young\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003eAmericans for Freedom. Evans was also a mentor to an entire generation of conservative writers and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003ejournalists, including Ann Coulter, John Fund, Martin Morse Wooster, Tim Carney, Richard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003eMiniter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e, William \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SpellingError SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003eMcGurn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e, and this author.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003eEvans was libertarian in economics and policy, traditionalist in moral and social matters, respectful of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003ereligion, and resolutely anti-Communist. Over the years he wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003ea number of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e elegant articles and one\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003ebook (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003eThe Theme is Freedom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e) that reconciled many of the strains that often appear between these\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003ediffering schools of conservative thought. He also wrote a controversial defense of Joseph McCarthy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003eBlacklisted by History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e), which is one of many examples of his fearlessness in contesting the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003econventional wisdom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003eBeyond his professional profile, Stan was also known for his ironic dry wit, which only came out in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003eperson, as well as his personal modesty and kindliness, and fondness for fast-food, sports, and classic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003erock and roll music trivia. He was “the conservative for the common man.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW165304803 BCX4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Steven F. Hayward","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48170249158907,"sku":"9781641771764","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_712d1538-b6fc-4255-bbb9-0367498076d0.jpg?v=1770639377","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/m-stanton-evans-9781641771764","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}