Has immigration become the new litmus test for the Republican Party? In this episode, Ross talks to Matthew Continetti, the author of “The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism,” about the party’s shifting coalition, the defining role of immigration and how today’s right echoes its past.
- 01:50 - What the Elon experiment (and fallout) tells us about the Republican Party
- 06:55 - Is there a tech right beyond DOGE?
- 10:09 - Is the “new right” really all that new?
- 18:16 - Where Trump’s agenda fits within the larger conservative story
- 25:16 - “Immigration is the biggest issue of our time”
- 28:39 - How border control will define conservatism around the world
- 34:05 - Is Silicon Valley out of step with Trump's immigration crackdown?
- 39:43 - Will Trump's ideas outlast Trump?
(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.)
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