I've written several articles to back up this admittedly radical claim. I argue that conservatism reduces to social Darwinism in practice, and that because social Darwinism undermines all intellectualism and philosophy, the notion of "conservative thought" is incoherent and empty.

https://medium.com/the-apeiron-blog/top-four-criticisms-of-conservatism-1fc00bc4e687?source=friends_link&sk=fa2a4c66d1da0b44d334a7a4f5bee205

https://medium.com/discourse/the-oxymoron-of-conservative-thought-e0c97a406092?sk=bf829f8f1fcb1fd4af6f5e4404220d26

https://medium.com/discourse/the-conservative-misunderstanding-of-liberty-66140c60429c?sk=6cb489ceb6a31002fc8e8f46b64a6397

https://medium.com/discourse/the-casuistry-of-burkes-moderate-conservatism-32a8a0700d69?sk=d42e314e236b9ac04099f4d99da28e1e