The polls were right, and the pundits were wrong. A Republican presidential field that was hailed as the most talented in a generation has been flummoxed, humbled, and finally beaten by Donald Trump. The Party of Lincoln is now firmly in the hands of a Manhattan billionaire, and conservatives seem hopelessly divided about how to proceed.
Conservatism in the Trump Era: American Statecraft
The Claremont Institute hosted "Conservatism in the Trump Era," a two-part panel discussing the future of conservatism. Panel 1: Conservativism in the Trump Era: American Statecraft.
Angelo Codevilla is a senior fellow of the Claremont Institute and professor emeritus of International Relations at Boston University.
David Goldman is president of Macrostrategy LLC, a financial consulting firm. He writes the “Spengler” column for Asia Times Online and the “Spengler” blog at PJ Media, and is the author of How Civilizations Die (and Why Islam is Dying Too) (Regnery).
Mark Helprin is a senior fellow of the Claremont Institute who writes the regular “Parthian Shot” column for the Claremont Review of Books.
Walter Russell Mead is the James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College and editor-at-large of the American Interest magazine.
Rebeccah Heinrichs (moderator), is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute where she specializes in nuclear deterrence and missile defense.
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