Episode 513: Four Tribes on the Political Right
The Wednesday Conversation
05 Mar 2025
42:41
How can we make sense of right-leaning politics in the wake of the 2024 election? Is a second Trump presidency the result of populism? Nationalism? Techno-oligarchy? Something else? Recently, Jake Meador identified four distinct "tribes" on the political right that share some common aims but differ widely in their approaches. Whatever your personal politics, you're going to be living with these tribes for the next few years - so you might as well get to know them. In this episode, we interact with Meador's essay and explore its implications for Christian faithfulness.
(0:00) Introduction and Stories(5:43) The Four Tribes on the Political Right, Explained(24:31) How Christian Civic Republicanism Differs from Classical Liberalism(27:02) The Importance of Freedom of Conscience(30:40) A Case Study on Christian Nationalism(35:50) Christianity and the Common Good
Article:https://mereorthodoxy.com/after-progressive-neo-liberalism
How can we make sense of right-leaning politics in the wake of the 2024 election? Is a second Trump presidency the result of populism? Nationalism? Techno-oligarchy? Something else? Recently, Jake Meador identified four distinct "tribes" on the political right that share some common aims but differ widely in their approaches. Whatever your personal politics, you're going to be living with these tribes for the next few years - so you might as well get to know them. In this episode, we interact with Meador's essay and explore its implications for Christian faithfulness.
(0:00) Introduction and Stories(5:43) The Four Tribes on the Political Right, Explained(24:31) How Christian Civic Republicanism Differs from Classical Liberalism(27:02) The Importance of Freedom of Conscience(30:40) A Case Study on Christian Nationalism(35:50) Christianity and the Common Good
Article:https://mereorthodoxy.com/after-progressive-neo-liberalism