The Future of American Conservatism

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What do you think the future of american conservatism will look like? In particular, as a political movement. Do you think that its current divergence fromor, if you see trump as a demagogue, indifference towards philosophical liberalism, will become permanent; or is it likely that the republican party will reaffirm a commitment to procliblism? Ah, i don't know. Iam not a protector in these chancy things. All i can say is that they're a basis for bothBoth a continuation of trumpeism, if that is an ism, trumpish behavior, and for putting it aside or put it to sleep.

Harvey Mansfield is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government at Harvard University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. One of the old guard of American conservative thought, he has taught at Harvard since 1962, and counts among his former students Andrew Sullivan, Francis Fukuyama, and Bill Kristol.

In this week’s conversation, Harvey Mansfield and Yascha Mounk discuss the nature of American liberalism, Donald Trump’s effect on conservatism, and Alexis de Tocqueville’s enduring relevance.

This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.

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