Making the Argument with Nick Freitas What Should the Right Want? w/ Auron MacIntyre
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Nov 13, 2025 Auron MacIntyre, a political commentator and author focused on modern liberalism, discusses the fractures within the Right and offers insights on how to address them. He differentiates between conservatism and right-wing ideologies while critiquing the effects of egalitarianism on civic structures. Auron argues that wokeism distorts Christian values and emphasizes the importance of a shared moral foundation in politics. He proposes practical reforms to renew civic virtue, including promoting multi-generational citizenship and decentralizing federal power.
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Constitution As Lived Tradition Not Mere Contract
- Auron positions himself between preserving classical liberalism and critiquing Enlightenment abstractions that detached the Constitution from lived traditions.
- He warns that viewing the Constitution as a contract enables malleability that leftist movements exploit.
Egalitarian Drift Is A Civilizational Cycle
- MacIntyre traces liberalism's shift from hierarchical authority toward egalitarian gradients that can erode civic order over time.
- He argues this erosion is cyclical in civilizations, not an inevitable single-source failure.
Republicanism Requires Cultural Foundations
- MacIntyre rejects naive universalism: constitutional republicanism succeeds among peoples who share supporting traditions and virtues.
- He stresses the Constitution must be embodied in culture, not merely fixed by legal wording.
