What were the political and intellectual forces that shaped modern American Conservatism? In this episode of BRI Scholar Talks, Senior Fellow Tony Williams is joined by Matthew Continetti, Director of Domestic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, to discuss the conservative movement and its effect on American politics and history. How has the conservative movement changed over the past 60 years? What seems to be the present direction for the future of the divided conservative movement?

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0:00 Intro
2:36 Definition of Conservatism
5:32 Parts of the movement
9:15 Fracture in 1990s-2000s
14:01 Populism
17:04 Future of the Divided Movement
18:53 Outro

About Matthew Continetti:

Matthew Continetti is the director of domestic policy studies and the Patrick and Charlene Neal Chair in American Prosperity at the American Enterprise Institute. He was an editor of the Weekly Standard and the Washington Free Beacon. He is the author of three books, including today’s topic, The Right

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