But the reason I wrote the book is because there's a new threat to that historic conservatism in the Republican Party. And it's a threat from the populist right that would embrace big government. The policies, many of which have been embraced by this administration, of not only broad based tariffs, nationalization of businesses, price controls... there's also been a willingness to embrace some of the rhetoric of the populist right with regard to isolationism. (01:57–02:07)
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