Paul Rosenberg

Can a “true” conservatism be redeemed after Trump? Maybe — if it embraces liberalism 

Conservative ideas still have value — but conservative politics has gone insane. Maybe there’s a way out

It’s not just the bedraggled band of “never Trump” Republican refugees on MSNBC and elsewhere who are endlessly vexed. For four long years, the whole mainstream media sphere has been laced with talk about the need for a healthy GOP, a vibrant two-party system, and a return to true conservative values. Critiques of that system, like Lee Drutman’s “Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop,” only get a fraction of the attention devoted to these themes. But even more absent is any discussion of what a responsible conservatism might actually look like. 

Read more at:  https://www.salon.com/2021/03/27/can-a-true-conservatism-be-redeemed-after-trump-maybe–if-it-embraces-liberalis

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