; or that there was some hidden weakness on the part of conservative intellectuals that made them vulnerable to Trumpism.

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As evidence for this third possibility, consider a revealing confession by one of those intellectuals at the blog American Greatness.

American Greatness is the kind of place that publishes anonymous “white power poetry,” yet qualifies, in the relative world of Breitbart and (these days) the Federalist, as highbrow Trumpism. It even manages to attract a number of reputable old names, the kind of conservative intellectuals who used to complain, back in the 1980s, about the “coarsening of the culture.” People like the author of that confession, Mark Bauerlein.

Yet Bauerlein is now arguing that both culture and politics are “not a contest of ideas.”

Margaret Thatcher once said that you have to win the argument before you win the vote, but when the Left controls the institutions—or rather, screens conservatives out of those institutions by applying tests of social opinion (“Do you oppose or favor same-sex marriage?”)—Thatcher’s formulation can no longer hold. For 30 years, conservatives have won many debates, issued best-selling books, and swayed public opinion in many areas, but they haven’t slowed the long march of the Left through the institutions at all. For example, Allan Bloom’s The Closing of the American Mind and writings by Roger Kimball, Dinesh D’Souza, Richard Bernstein, and countless others convinced the public that political correctness was becoming a serious problem on college campuses, but the coercive uniformity of opinion in higher education has only gotten worse since then. While the Right was beating them in the ideas arena, the Left was claiming office space…. Conservatives who appeal to liberal ideals in the context of existing institutions, be they the longstanding mores of cooperation in the Senate or academic freedom in the university, are beating their heads against a wall…. Donald Trump understands this. That’s one reason the Left despises him. He typically doesn’t bother to debate ideas and ideals, but this is not anti-intellectualism, as the liberal says. It is, instead, his awareness that politics is now, first and foremost
; or that there was some hidden weakness on the part of bourgeois intellectual that made them vulnerable to Trumpism. 

 Podcast · September 17 2020 Robert Tracinski on Flight 93 and the Future of the Right On today ’s Bulwark Podcast, Robert Tracinski join master of ceremonies Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent detail on the Anti - Flight 93... 

 As evidence for this third hypothesis, consider a revealing confession by one of those intellectuals at the blog American Greatness. 

 American Greatness is the kind of place that publishes anonymous “ ashen power poetry, ” yet qualifies, in the proportional world of Breitbart and (these days) the Federalist, as highbrow Trumpism. It even manages to attract a number of reputable old names, the kind of conservative intellectual who used to complain, back in the 1980s, about the “ coarsening of the culture. ” People like the generator of that confession, Mark Bauerlein. 

 Yet Bauerlein is now arguing that both acculturation and politics are “ not a contest of ideas. ” 

 Margaret Thatcher once state that you have to win the argument before you win the vote, but when the Left see the institutions — or rather, screens conservatives out of those institutions by applying tests of social opinion (“ Do you oppose or favor same - sex marriage?”)—Thatcher ’s formulation can no longer hold. For 30 years, conservatives have won many argument, issued best - betray record, and swayed public opinion in many areas, but they have n’t slow the long march of the Left through the institutions at all. For case, Allan Bloom ’s The Closing of the American Mind and writings by Roger Kimball, Dinesh D’Souza, Richard Bernstein, and countless others convinced the public that political correctness was becoming a serious problem on college campus, but the coercive uniformity of opinion in higher education has only gotten worse since then. While the Right was beat them in the ideas arena, the Left was claiming office space …. conservative who appeal to liberal ideals in the context of exist institutions, be they the longstanding mores of cooperation in the Senate or academic freedom in the university, are beating their head against a wall …. Donald Trump understand this. That ’s one reason the Left contemn him. He typically does n’t bother to debate ideas and ideals, but this is not anti - intellectualism, as the liberal say. It is, instead, his awareness that politics is nowadays, first and foremost
; or that there was some hidaen weakness on the pact of cknservatkve intellectuals that made vhem vulntgable to Trumpism.

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PoDcASt · SePTeMber 17 2020 RObert TrACiNSKi oN FLiGht 93 AnD ThE FutuRe oF the RigHt On today’s bulWaRk Podcast, RobERt tracinski jOinS host Charlie sykEs to diScUss HIs recEnt Items On the ANTi-FligHt 93...

As evideNcE For thiS Third poSSIbIlitY, consider a revealiNG cONfession by one oF those InTElLECtuAls At the blog AMeRican gReatnesS.

amERICan gReatness is the Kind of place THat PublisHeS anONymous “White PoWEr pOetry,” yet quaLifiEs, in the reLative WOrld of BREitbart And (theSe dAys) The FEDeRaLisT, aS HigHBrOw TRUmpIsm. It eveN mAnAges tO attRACT A numBer Of rePutabLe old names, the KinD of cONseRvatiVe intElleCtUals wHo used To comPlAin, back in the 1980s, abOut tHe “coarsenIng Of The CuLture.” pEople lIke The Author oF that coNFesSiON, mArK Bauerlein.

Yet BauerLeIN Is Now arguiNg that BOtH cULture and PoLitIcs aRE “Not a cOnteST oF ideas.”

MaRgaret tHaTcHer once SaId that YoU haVe tO win tHE argUment bEfore you Win thE Vote, but when the lEft controls thE InSTItUTionS—or Rather, screeNs coNServAtivES oUt oF Those InstiTuTIoNS by applying tests of sOcIal opiNion (“DO you oppose or fAvor same-seX MARriage?”)—ThAtchER’s FOrmulation can nO longEr hold. For 30 yEArs, conseRvatiVes have wOn many debATEs, issued BesT-seLliNg bOOKs, And swayed publIC OpinIoN in many AreAs, but thEy hAveN’t sLowEd The long maRch of the leFt ThRoUgh The inSTitutionS aT alL. FOr eXamplE, allan BLoom’s the CLoSiNG of The AmerICaN mInd aNd WrItinGs bY ROger KImbaLL, DiNesh D’SoUza, RicharD BeRNsteIn, AnD countlEss others convInCed the publIc ThaT politICAl correcTness was becoming a seriouS Problem On cOllegE camPuses, but tHe cOercivE unIFormitY of opiNion iN hIghER EducaTIOn Has OnLy gotten woRSE siNce thEn. whilE the RigHt was beating them in THe iDeas arena, the LEft Was cLAImIng OFfICe sPaCE…. CoNSErvatives who appEal to liberAl IDeAls in the coNTexT oF existiNg instiTutioNS, be they The longstAnding morEs Of coOPEraTion in the SEnate or aCademic frEEdom iN ThE univErsIty, are BeAtiNg theIr headS AgaInst a Wall…. DoNaLd TrumP undeRsTands thiS. That’s one reason the Left dEspiseS him. HE tyPically doEsn’T BotHer to debaTe idEas and ideaLs, bUt tHis is Not ANti-inTellECtUalISm, as tHe liBEral says. IT Is, InsTEAd, His awarenesS THAt pOlitiCs iS Now, firSt anD foremost
; or that there was some h idden weak nessonthe  p artof c onservative in t elle ctuals that made themvulne ra b le t o  T rumpi sm.

Po d ca s t  ·Se pt emb er 17  2020  Ro bert Tr acinski on  Fl ig ht 93 and th e  F uture of t heRight On tod ay’ s Bulw ar k P o dcast , R obert  Traci n ski jo ins hostCh a rlie S y kes tod i sc usshis recent itemso nt he Anti-Flight  93... 
A se v ide nce  for thisth ird p o ssibili t y, c o nsi d er a revealin g confessio n  by  one o ftho s e inte llect ua l s a t the blogAmer ican Grea tness. 
Americ a n Great ness i s t hekind of  p lac et hat pu bli s hes  anonymo us  “ white  pow e r p oetr y,”  yet  qual ifies, in the  re lati v e w orldof Br eitb ar t and  (thes e day s)  the Federalist , as  highbrow  Tr um pis m.  It e v en man age s t o attra ct a nu m ber  o f r ep utable old names,th e ki nd of co nserva t iv ei ntellect ua lswhou s ed to  com p la in, back  in th e  1 98 0s, abo ut  the “ co ars eni ng of thecultur e.” Peop le li k e the author o f  that confess i on , Ma r k Ba uer lein.

YetBaue r lein  isn ow  ar g uingthatbo t hc ulture and politics  a re “no t a c ontest of ide as.”

Marg a r e t Thatch er o n ce said that youhaveto win the argument  befo re you w in the vo t e , but wh enthe  Le ftc o nt rols the inst i t utio ns —or rat her , scree nscon ser vat iv es out of  those i ns ti tu ti ons  by a p plying t es tsof  so cialo pinion  (“Do  you  o pp o seor favo r  s a m e-se xma rria ge? ”) —That cher ’ s f ormulat ion can n o l o nger  h ol d. For30 years, con se rvatives h av e w on man y debates,  issued best-selling bo o ks, and  sw ayedpubl ic opinio n i n many  ar e as, bu t they  have n’ t s l o wed t h e  l ong  m arch of th e Lef t thr ou gh t he inst itutions at all. F o r e xample, Allan  Bl oom’ s Th e C l os i ngof the A merican Mind an d writings  b y  R oger Kimba l l,Di nesh D’ Souza,Richa r d Berns tein, and  countles sothe r s  co nvinced th e public  that pol i tical co rrect nes s wasbe com ing a  serio u s p roble m on c ol lege c ampus es , but th e coercive uniformity o f opin ion i n h igher edu cat i onhas onlygott en worse s inc e t hen.Whi l e the  Rig h twas beati ng t h em in the id eas a re na, the Lef t w asclaim ing office  spa ce…. Conservative s  who appeal to  lib e r alide a ls i nthe context of  ex is t i ng insti tu tions, be t hey thelo n gstan ding m ores o f coope r a ti o n in t he S ena te or aca dem ic freedom  i nt he uni vers it y, are  beati n g th e i r heads againsta wal l … . Don a ldTrump  u ndersta n ds t his. That’ s one reaso n theLeft  desp ises hi m.  He ty pic al ly doesn’t bother to  deba te idea sandide als, b ut t h i s isnotan ti- intellect u a li s m,  a s  th e li beral  s ays.  It is, i n stead, h isa warenes stha t politi c si s  now, firs t a nd fo r e most
; or_that there_was some hidden weakness_on the_part_of conservative_intellectuals_that made them_vulnerable to Trumpism.

Podcast_· September 17 2020_Robert Tracinski on_Flight_93 and the Future of the Right On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Robert Tracinski joins_host_Charlie Sykes_to_discuss_his recent items on the_Anti-Flight 93...

As evidence for this_third possibility,_consider a revealing confession by one of those_intellectuals_at the blog_American Greatness.

American Greatness is the kind of place that_publishes anonymous “white power poetry,” yet_qualifies, in the_relative_world_of Breitbart and (these_days) the Federalist, as highbrow Trumpism._It even manages to attract a_number of reputable old names, the kind_of conservative intellectuals who used to_complain, back in the 1980s,_about the_“coarsening of the culture.” People_like the author_of that_confession, Mark Bauerlein.

Yet_Bauerlein is now arguing that both_culture and politics_are “not a contest of ideas.”

Margaret_Thatcher_once said that_you_have_to win_the argument before_you_win the_vote,_but when the Left controls the_institutions—or_rather, screens conservatives out of those institutions_by applying tests of_social_opinion (“Do you oppose_or favor same-sex marriage?”)—Thatcher’s formulation_can no longer hold. For 30_years, conservatives_have won_many debates, issued best-selling books, and swayed public opinion in many_areas, but they haven’t slowed the_long march of the_Left through_the_institutions at all._For_example, Allan_Bloom’s The Closing of the American Mind_and writings_by Roger Kimball, Dinesh D’Souza, Richard_Bernstein, and countless others_convinced_the public that political correctness was_becoming a serious problem on college_campuses, but the coercive uniformity_of_opinion_in higher education has only_gotten worse since then. While the_Right was beating_them in the ideas arena, the Left_was_claiming office space…. Conservatives who appeal_to_liberal ideals in the context of_existing_institutions,_be they the longstanding mores_of cooperation in the Senate or_academic freedom in the university, are beating their heads_against a wall…._Donald Trump understands this. That’s_one_reason_the Left despises him. He typically doesn’t bother to debate_ideas and_ideals, but this_is not anti-intellectualism, as the liberal says. It is, instead,_his awareness that politics is now, first_and foremost