Donald Trump's 2016 presidential victory presented a grand opportunity for people who are hardline strategists, and it set off a radicalization and reconfiguration of the American conservative intellectual world. In this presentation and on the 5th anniversary of the January 6 United States Capitol attack, Laura Field, who spent close to a decade in conservative academic circles, chronicles the rise of the New Right—the network of academics, public intellectuals, and influencers who provide ideological fuel to Trumpism. This movement includes figures such as Patrick Deneen, Christopher Rufo, Peter Thiel, and JD Vance. Their agenda is built to last, and it has dire long-term implications for liberal democracy.
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