Your comment is an interesting one, so not trying to disagree, but... Modern conservatism is not so well-defined. I'd say "conservatism" is best defined by the

Your comment is an interesting one, so not trying to disagree, but... Modern conservatism is not so well-defined. I'd say "conservatism" is best defined by the values of people who call themselves conservative, not by political theorists. And that therefore that it's more partisan and tribal than ideological.