Ideologically difficult to pin down, five-term U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater is a fiscal conservative, a libertarian in defense of personal freedom, and a militarist opponent of Communism.

“AuH2O in ‘64” was a clever campaign bumper sticker for Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater (1909-1998). The Au and H20 are the chemical symbols for gold and water. The slogan was catchy but made little ...

On Oct. 27, 1964, 50 years ago Monday, a movie actor and television host delivered a 30-minute speech on primetime national television in support of the presidential candidacy of Barry Goldwater.

It’s CPAC weekend–the grand rallying of the conservative clan here in Washington. It’s a season where conservatives from across the country meet to compare notes, share stories, and seek political ...

Barry Goldwater's nomination wasn't supposed to happen. As Rick Perlstein reminds his readers, in the early '60s, the "end of ideology" was orthodoxy in social science. Eisenhower and Nixon were ...