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Why We Changed Our Minds About Politics

Why We Changed Our Minds About Politics

The David Frum Show vor 8 Monaten

Mona Charen on the end of Reagan-era conservatism, Trump’s assault on American institutions, and what the right got wrong. Plus: Signs of life from America’s guardrails and John Maynard Keynes’s “My Early Beliefs.”

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On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” David opens with a
warning about President Trump’s escalating efforts to bend American
institutions to his will. David explains how episodes including the
Justice Department’s attempted prosecution of members of Congress,
the political pressure on the Federal Reserve, and the
campaign-style appeals delivered at Fort Bragg represent a
systematic attempt to erode the guardrails of American democracy.
Then, David is joined by Mona Charen, a contributor at “The
Bulwark” and longtime conservative commentator. Together, they
reflect on their shared political evolution—from their early days
as Reagan-era conservatives to their break with today’s Republican
Party. They discuss what they believe they got right and what they
got wrong, how Trump transformed the conservative movement, and why
the version of conservatism they once believed in may be gone.
Finally, David discusses “My Early Beliefs,” the 1938 essay by John
Maynard Keynes, and explores what Keynes’s reflections on changing
one’s mind can teach us about political growth. Get more from your
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