The New Hero of Tribalists

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“In popular politics, people push Carl Schmitt because he helps them rationalize their tribal politics, especially through his ‘friend-enemy distinction,’ an idea that was elaborated most extensively in his 1932 book The Concept of the Political.” - L&L

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Conservatism without a Movement?

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“Insofar as movement conservatism has followed the incentives of this mass politics, incessantly focused on winning national elections, it has taken the ‘popular conservative’ instinct that Kirk identified and redirected it in the direction of personal grievance and collective projects.

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At NatCon, an effort to make Christian nationalism a more inclusive movement

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“A right-wing gathering that was once considered fringe, NatCon now boasts among its alumni Vice President JD Vance and this year featured a number of Trump appointees and allies, including Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director; Kelly Loeffler, director of the Small Business Administration; and Steve Bannon, a longtime podcast host and former chief strategist for President Donald Trump.” -

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A Taxonomy of the New Right

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“There are at least four groups that compose the modern American illiberal right: the alt-right, integralists, tech authoritarian-libertarians, and national conservative populists.” - Persasion

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The cost of conservative hypocrisy

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“To the shock of hundreds of thousands of normie conservatives… Rubin was congratulated by official TheBlaze TV and PragerU accounts. Other prominent conservatives, including Christopher Rufo and Christina Pushaw, slapped the ‘expectant’ fathers on the virtual back. Gov. Ron DeSantis sent the babies onesies. So what do these ‘conservatives’ think they are conserving?” - WNG

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