[The American Conservative] Whither the "Grand New Party"?

Twelve years ago, a duo of young right-of-center intellectuals foretold the future of conservatism.

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Twelve years ago, a duo of young right-of-center intellectuals foretold the future of conservatism.

Half a year into Barack Obama’s first term, Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam, then both associate editors at the Atlantic, published a title that remains to this day the most visionary policy book of our generation. It was smart, radical, and brimming with electoral savvy and policy knowledge. Twelve years later, the book’s prescriptions couldn’t have aged any better.

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