A Moment or an Era ?

Does George W Bush’s presidency represent the high point of conservative predominance in American government and public debate, that will soon be followed by a return to the center ? Or does it signal the beginning of a lasting right-ward shift ?

The Chair in American Political and Economic Studies and the Center for International Studies of the Université de Montréal raised these questions, during a two-day conference that covered the impact of conservatism on matters of religious values and culture, as well as domestic and international politics, policy making, minorities, and public opinion.