Conservative innovation. That's two words you don't hear together very often.

Conservative is often taken to mean traditional, backward looking or illiberal. Some would argue that conservatism is not even an ideology, just a mood or a feeling.

We take a technical view of the word 'conservative' as pertaining to the group and its members. Liberalism is about the individual; conservatism is about the group. We're about the team, not the players; the mortar, not the bricks. We are, though, about the relationship of the players to the team. That has to do with hierarchy, obligation, societal roles and traditions--how they endure, and how they change. For us, the notion of conservative means securing the safety, order, cohesion and prosperity of the group, including conformity with accepted social behaviors. We are about civic responsibility, respect and propriety.

We see conservatism as the technology of social interaction, which we feel is under-developed. The US prioritizes the prerogatives of the individual at the expense of the individual’s role in society, that is, personal desires enjoy primacy over the concepts of duty, honor, self-sacrifice and devotion.

This comparative neglect provides the opportunity for innovation.

We see the challenge as creating processes and institutions which meet the concerns of incumbent members of the group and increase the ability of new members to conform to group standards. Thus, for both America and internationally, we look for solutions which increase safety, create order, foster conformity and create prosperity.