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Me on Trump, the GOP, and left-conservatism:
Much of left conservatism’s approach seemed plausible, if not needed. The urgency of our time is the loss of meaning, community, family, and faith, they say. The left had attempted to supply an answer with identity politics, a pseudo-religious ideological belief that gender or race was the fundamental meaning of personhood, one defined by struggle against a racist, sinful American society.
If Ronald Reagan had rightly called for economic freedom to fight against government induced stasis in the 1970s, then, during Trump’s second term, left conservatives called for patriotism and the coming together of the national community through an economy that was for the worker and the family. Those who entered marriage and had children should expect state support through various payment mechanisms.
A funny thing happened on the throne, however. When this movement finally achieved power in 2024, and this time without ‘establishment conservatives’ in the White House, it found itself adrift almost immediately. Left conservatism in the second Trump administration foundered on the bumpy wheel of big government.
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Much of left conservatism’s approach seemed plausible, if not needed. The urgency of our time is the loss of meaning, community, family, and faith, they say. The left had attempted to supply an answer with identity politics, a pseudo-religious ideological belief that gender or race was the fundamental meaning of personhood, one defined by struggle against a racist, sinful American society.
If Ronald Reagan had rightly called for economic freedom to fight against government induced stasis in the 1970s, then, during Trump’s second term, left conservatives called for patriotism and the coming together of the national community through an economy that was for the worker and the family. Those who entered marriage and had children should expect state support through various payment mechanisms.
A funny thing happened on the throne, however. When this movement finally achieved power in 2024, and this time without ‘establishment conservatives’ in the White House, it found itself adrift almost immediately. Left conservatism in the second Trump administration foundered on the bumpy wheel of big government.
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www.civitasoutlook.com The Trump Administration’s Left Conservatism Failure | Richard M. Reinsch II Left conservatism in the second Trump administration foundered on the bumpy wheel of big government. Our wonderful @CivitasOutlook Symposium on the 250th of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations:
Ryan Hanley
@Smithdanj
@MaxSkjonsberg
Craig Smith
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Ryan Hanley
@Smithdanj
@MaxSkjonsberg
Craig Smith
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www.civitasoutlook.com Introducing the Adam Smith Symposium | Four contributors discuss the significance of Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations" at 250. My essay on Rubio’s speeches in Jerusalem, Munich, and Athens seems apt:
“Statesmanship is a natural response to political disorder. While most erstwhile political leaders ride trends and popular opinion, Rubio sees the troubled horizon and tries to chart a course for America that rises above other leading figures on the Left and the Right.”
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“Statesmanship is a natural response to political disorder. While most erstwhile political leaders ride trends and popular opinion, Rubio sees the troubled horizon and tries to chart a course for America that rises above other leading figures on the Left and the Right.”
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www.civitasoutlook.com Is Rubio Charting a Course for America? | Richard M. Reinsch II Are we willing and able to hear what must be done? Mr. Trump can’t escape blame so easily. He and his policies and candidate choices burned the Republican Party to the ground.
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www.wsj.com Opinion | The GOP’s Defeat Was Truly Massive The party lost not only the House and Senate but crucial state legislatures.