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==History==
In 2002 ''The American Conservative'' was founded by [[Scott McConnell]], [[Patrick Buchanan]], and [[Taki Theodoracopulos]] in opposition to the Iraq War. Daniel Strauss wrote:
{{quote|The idea of ''The American Conservative'' was that there were enough who disagreed with mainstream conservatism—[[libertarians]], [[paleoconservatives]], and [[civil libertarian]] conservatives, among other dissenters—to warrant such a publication. While other conservative magazines like ''[[National Review]]'' and ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'' marched more or less in lockstep with the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|Bush Administration]], ''The American Conservative'' argued for a different course—sometimes with greater ferocity than the major political magazines on the left.<ref>Daniel Strauss: [http://www.campusprogress.org/articles/the_american_conservatives_next_step The American Conservatives Next Step] ''[[The Campus Progress]]'', March 29, 2009.</ref>}}
[[Scott McConnell]] served as the magazine's first editor, followed by managing editor Kara Hopkins.
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Before the [[United States elections, 2006|2006 midterm elections]], ''The American Conservative'' urged its readers to vote for Democrats, saying, "It should surprise few readers that we think a vote that is seen—in America and the world at large—as a decisive “No” vote on the Bush presidency is the best outcome."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amconmag.com/2006/2006_11_20/feature.html|work=The American Conservative|date=2006-11-20|title=GOP Must Go}}</ref>
As of 2007, Buchanan and Taki ceased to be involved with the editorial operations of ''The American Conservative'', although Buchanan remains on the board of its parent, the American Ideas Institute, and both continue to contribute columns.<ref>Epstein, Marcus, [http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/the_american_conservative_john_lukacs_and_the_unnecessary_review/ "The American Conservative, John Lukacs, and The Unnecessary Review,"] TakiMag, May 24, 2008.</ref> [[Ron Unz]] was named publisher in 2007.<ref name="clemons">{{cite web |url=http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/002005.php|title=California Anti-Bilingual Proposition King Ron Unz to be Next Publisher of The American Conservative|work=The Washington Note|date=2007-03-19}}</ref> In 2011, [[Wick Allison]] became the magazine's publisher, followed in 2013 by [[Jon Basil Utley]], the current publisher.<ref>http://www.theamericanconservative.com/masthead/ Masthead / The American Conservative</ref>
In 2010, Daniel McCarthy succeeded Kara Hopkins as editor. In September 2011, the magazine introduced an editorial redesign of its print publication, and in May 2012, a redesign of its website. In October 2014, [[Benjamin Schwarz (writer)|Benjamin Schwarz]], the former national and literary editor of ''[[The Atlantic]]'', was named national editor of the magazine.<ref>http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-american-conservative-names-benjamin-schwarz-national-editor/</ref>
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.cjr.org/issues/2003/1/buchanan-polner.asp "Buchanan's Takeoff"] by Murray Polner, ''[[Columbia Journalism Review]]'', January/February 2003.
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3065/is_2002_Sept_1/ai_92836524 "Paleocon's Revenge"] by Whitney Joiner. ''Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management'', 1 September 2002.
* [http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2007/0705.konetzki.html ''The American Conservative'' Crackup: Why I quit Pat Buchanan’s magazine] by Alexander Konetzki, ''[[The Washington Monthly]]''
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