Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: A House Divided – Can The Conservatives Come Together?

The Right: A Whole Divided Into Three Parts.

Matters of Policy & Politics•September 19, 2017
Area 45: A House Divided – Can The Conservatives Come Together?

Recorded on September 14, 2017

An irony of Donald Trump: in the process of besting Hillary Clinton, he also divided conservatives into three camps. So contends Tevi Troy, a best-selling author and political analyst who worries about the lack of an intellectual presence in the current White House.

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Tevi Troy

Tevi Troy

Bill Whalen

Bill Whalen

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