List of American conservatives
Name Founded/defunct Notability
Acton Institute 1990- promotes individual liberty ... sustained by religious principles
American Enterprise Institute 1938- promotes limited government
Cato Institute 1974- promotes Right-libertarianism
Claremont Institute 1979- promotes limited government
Competitive Enterprise Institute 1984- promotes limited government
Discovery Institute 1990- promotes the free market
The Heartland Institute 1984- promotes climate change denial
The Heritage Foundation 1973- promotes [ c ] onservative social values
Hoover Institution 1919- promotes a free and peaceful society
Hudson Institute 1961- promotes conservatism
Ludwig von Mises Institute 1982- promotes conservatism
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research 1977- promotes privatization and limited government
Mercatus Center 1980- promotes conservatism
Reason Foundation 1978- promotes Right-libertarianism
Organizations -- Think tanks
Hoover Tower at Stanford University , location of the Hoover Institution Library and Archives
American conservatism is a broad system of political beliefs in the United States that is characterized by respect for American traditions, republicanism, support for Judeo-Christian values, moral absolutism, free markets and free trade, anti-communism, individualism, advocacy of American exceptionalism, and a defense of Western culture from the perceived threats posed by socialism, authoritarianism, and moral relativism. The recent movement is based in the Republican Party, though some Democrats were also important figures early in the movement's history. The following list is made up of prominent American conservative people from the public and private sectors. The list also includes political parties, organizations and media outlets which have made a notable impact on conservatism in the United States. Entries on the list must have achieved notability after 1932, the beginning of the Fifth Party System.