Matthew Continetti

“Trump did not create the divisions in the Republican Party; he exposed and exacerbated them.”

“For the first time, a Republican Party is led by a man who is not a conservative.”

“A political party that does not know its own history is doomed to repeat its mistakes.”

“The Right is not a single, unchanging entity but a dynamic and contested tradition.”

“Identity politics is the water in which the modern left swims.”

“The conservative movement was born in opposition to the liberal establishment.”

“The history of the right is a story of intellectuals, activists, and politicians attempting to define and implement a political program.”

“The media is not a monolith, but it is a herd.”

“Populism often thrives on a sense of betrayal by the establishment.”

“The culture war is a constant in American life, but its battlegrounds shift.”

“Populism is the authentic voice of the people, and elites are those who would stifle it.”

“The challenge for conservatives is to apply timeless principles to ever-changing circumstances.”