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#conservatism

The title of Ross Douthat's podcast is characteristically absent of a value judgment. It's called Interesting Times, rather than Foreboding Times, Quixotic Times, or Bleak Times -which is an indication of where he stands. At the tumultuous end of the American Century, Douthat is prepared to hear everyone out. Interesting Times is an interview show. On it, Douthat hosts a slew of rabble-rousers and firebrands from across the political spectrum-think Steve Bannon and Hasan Piker-and peppers them with questions about how they've developed their ideology.

Conservatives have long struggled to find an ideological enemy to replace communism. It's easier to define yourself when you know what you're up against. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and others want transhumanism to be that defining foe. But transhumanism is a fringe notion that looms larger in the minds of conservatives than it does in reality. It is not the great threat that faces the country. It simply makes for a good enemy to advance a "respectable" form of right-wing populism.

Dramatically rising electricity demand, driven by AI and electrification, may accomplish what politics hasn't: make clean energy indispensable. Traditional sources can't scale fast enough: new nuclear and coal plants take decades, and even natural gas can't ramp up quickly enough to meet near-term demand.

Brian Moynihan emphasized the challenges banks face due to regulatory frameworks, asserting the need for clarity in rules to avoid constant shifts in compliance.

Edwin J. Feulner Jr. co-founded the Heritage Foundation in 1973 and served as its longest-serving president until 2013, with subsequent terms in 2017 and 2018.

Tillis stated he would not seek re-election after opposing the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," which aimed to cut social programs and increase immigration enforcement.

"There were so many people who, when the voices of—whatever we want to call it—really alt-right, or MAGA, or conservative voices, Proud Boys or whatever started to rise, and people were like, 'I'm so shocked by the way people are talking.' I was like, 'I'm not,'" Dunham stated, reflecting on the early signs of a societal shift she observed during her show's run.

I didn't wake up today thinking I would write a thank-you to The Atlantic, but after reading David Brooks's 'Everything We Once Believed In,' I feel compelled.

The SBC's resolution ominously signals an emboldened conservative faction, eager to challenge existing legal precedents on marriage and gender, reflecting a shifting political landscape.

The internet has shifted its discourse, often packaging age-old oppressions against women in the guise of social justice, which complicates the fight for genuine empowerment.

"Dreher argued that many on the right were displaying what he believed to be ugly qualities that define the modern left: language policing, rewriting history, and identity-based politics."

William F. Buckley Jr. was the architect of the modern conservative movement, transforming the Republican Party from Eisenhower's era to Reagan's presidency, influencing generations.

In my view, the federal government is saying that we need to address antisemitism in particular, but it has raised other issues, and it includes claims that we lack viewpoint diversity.

You know there was a man, Pat Buchanan, a good guy, a conservative guy... Wow! Young people, they know him.

The Republican candidates at the Iowa convention spoke passionately about farm values and social issues but completely avoided discussing the damaging impact of tariffs on agriculture.

"He defends me all the time on CNN, and he defends me really well, but he can't go too far because he'll get fired," Trump said of Jennings.

"Soon after the news of Francis's death reached faithful the world over, the American counter-revolution mobilized, Vatican watchers say. Red-eyes to Rome were booked."