#trumpism

#trumpism

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.

"Buckley is often remembered as the architect of the modern conservative movement... Yet today, almost two decades since Buckley's death in 2008, the conservative landscape looks different."

Just a day after joining his fellow Cabinet members in offering obsequious praise to President Trump, Mike Waltz has landed in a dismally familiar position: out of favor. Waltz found out what so many of Trump's courtiers over the years have learned: you may shamelessly suck up, sell out your principles, betray your values, and flip-flop on all that you hold dear in the name of Trump, but it still won't stop him from dumping you in a maximally embarrassing way.

I don't trust anyone in this administration as far as I can throw a gilded commode. This includes anyone speaking anonymously 'to avoid reprisals'.

With the 2026 elections already on the horizon, Governor DeSantis has floated the idea of his wife, Casey DeSantis, becoming his successor while he seeks to cement his own legacy following the Trumpist playbook.

Fusion conservatism, while foundational to the Reagan Revolution, is now struggling for relevance in the Trumpian political landscape, prompting a push for revival.

Ramaswamy's ambition for Ohio aligns with Trump's vision for overhauling the federal government, aiming to dismantle regulatory barriers to stimulate new business creation in the state.

When a person believes that he or she possesses eternal truth, there's a temptation to believe that he or she is entitled to rule.

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is going global, trying to unite right-wing parties and politicians worldwide by creating a political import-export business.

Sometimes, when Tucker Carlson is in the shower, he takes a quiet moment to reflect on whether his haters may be right about him... I actually do try to take stock. Like, am I that person?