Daily Archives: August 10, 2025

A Typology of Conservatives: Mapping the Right-of-Center Spectrum in the United States and Worldwide

Executive Summary Conservatism, as both an intellectual tradition and political movement, resists neat categorization. The right-of-center in the United States and globally encompasses a wide variety of ideological families, strategic approaches, and sociocultural identities. These range from those motivated primarily … Continue reading

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White Paper: The Dangerous Conflation of the American Republic with the Interests of the Democratic Party

Executive Summary Over the past several decades, and especially in recent years, a persistent rhetorical and conceptual conflation has emerged in American political discourse: the equation of “democracy” with the political fortunes of the Democratic Party. This conflation is both … Continue reading

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