
About this episode
Calling yourself a Conservative 10 years ago was the response to Republicans being too moderate. Now, is the term Conservative itself too moderate? If so, what replaces it?
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:20 What Is Conservatism?
00:15:39 (1980-2008) Did Conservatism Conserve Anything?
00:29:25 (2008-2020) The Right Feels Like Something Has Changed
00:42:06 (2020-Today) The Overton Window Has Been Blown Out
00:55:11 The Left Thought They Had Already Won
01:10:55 Francis Fukuyama And The End of History
01:17:10 Is Conservatism Dead?
01:25:36 Can Classical Liberalism Sustain Itself?
01:39:37 What Replaces Conservatism?
01:45:25 The Theological Nature Of Politics
01:55:29 The Danger of Ideological Solutions
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