A leftist's guide to the conservative movement, one podcast episode at a time, with co-hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell.
https://know-your-enemy-1682b684.simplecast.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 12 hours 49 minutes
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episode 6: The Definitely-Not-Racist National Conservatives
Matt and Sam discuss the inaugural National Conservatism conference in D.C (July 14-17) — and how the conservative movement is rebranding for the Trump era.
episode 5: The Rise of the Illiberal Right
From the recent Sohrab Ahmari-David French debate over liberalism to Republican gerrymandering and manipulation of the census, there's a lot happening on the right—and it's not good. In this episode, Matt and Sam connect conservative theory and practice to explain the illiberal politics that threaten American democracy.
episode 4: The Death of Conservatism? (Part 2)
We pick up where we left off in our quick and dirty history of post-war American conservatism. Then we discuss the Big Question: is conservatism really dead?
episode 3: The Death of Conservatism? (Part 1)
How did a once-marginal movement of right-wing ideologues manage to take power in America, ascending to the highest levels of government? In the first of two episodes on Sam Tanenhaus's "The Death of Conservatism," we look at the early history of post-war American conservatism. (Buckley, Bozell, and Burnham, oh my!)
episode 2: How Conservatives Argue
How do right-wing arguments work? Why do they often succeed? And how should leftists counter them?