Home Opinion Would a progressive or a conservative nation prosper? One half of the country is pushing progressive socialism, while the other is anchored in conservative principles rooted in a Judeo-Christian worldview. Nations that protect economic freedom allow for a competitive market, reward hard work, limit government intrusion, create innovation, attract investment, and lift people out of poverty. The conservative approach honors parental rights; the progressive approach risks making children wards of the state. Immigration and bordersConservatives hold that a nation without functional borders is not a nation at all.