Freedom Conservatives plot a post-Trump Republican Party
MAGA, “America First,” paleoconservatism, integralism, Christian nationalism, social conservatism, the disruptor Right, and fusionism all the way through to the Never Trumpers: The conservative Right is not short of labels to describe all its different factions and beliefs.
On Wednesday, it was the turn of Freedom Conservatives to gather in an auditorium in Washington to take stock and plot a course ahead.
Once upon a time, they did not even need a label. Their mix of free markets and liberal trade, small government and low taxes, foreign restraint, and the importance of individual liberty was simply known as the Republican Party.
Things are more complicated today.
… One of the warmest moments of the day came during the introductions to the “What has conservatism ever conserved?” session.
“To discuss this question today, we have Dominic Pino of the Washington Post,” said Iain Murray, vice president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
“I will say that again, Dominic Pino of the Washington Post.”
A warm titter ran through the auditorium at the idea of a Washington Post editor being welcome at such a conservative event. But Pino is a new type of Post writer. He recently joined its editorial pages from the National Review, as the Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper tries to broaden its appeal beyond a liberal readership.
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