Addressing Harassment and Ideological Monolithism in Academia

In this episode of The Future of Liberty, Governor Mitch Daniels sits down with Matthew Continetti, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and founding editor of the Washington Free Beacon, to examine the evolving landscape of American conservatism in the age of Trump. Drawing on historical context, Continetti explores whether the MAGA movement represents a natural evolution of conservative thought—or a populist departure from its traditional principles.

• Columbia’s Ideological Legacy & Campus Unrest (1:37)
• Populism vs. Conservatism: Trump’s Challenge to the Right (7:47)
• Can MAGA Outlast Trump? Institutionalizing a Movement (20:15)
• Gen Z’s Rightward Shift & the Future of American Politics (27:44)
• Does Character Still Matter in Politics? (38:16)

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