EP 30: The Right

For all of the mainstream media’s coverage of Donald Trump, there’s not a very deep understanding of the Republican Party under that president, or, indeed, the forces that led up to his election. In the liberal press, there just has not been that much curiosity about the nuances of the American conservative movement — and the historical and political forces driving it. But Tara's guest on the program today says the history of the American right is actually a rich and complex one, with numerous diverse factions vying for dominance.

Matthew Continetti is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the founding editor of The Washington Free Beacon. He’s also the author of a new book, The Right: The Hundred Year War for American Conservatism. 

Matthew Continetti joins Tara today for a history lesson on the American right — and how that history can help us understand the populist wave now underway in Canada.

You can find Tara Henley on Twitter at @TaraRHenley, and on Substack at tarahenley.substack.com