How Trump Changed Conservatism

Waters and Ellwanger, Real Clear History

Democrats owned the world of things and the real-world effects of their policies – however

incoherent – were evident to all. An underlying premise of the Trump campaign was a return to things. To infrastructure. To clean streets and safe cities. To American-made products. And to historic landmarks and monuments that memorialize America’s greatness. Trump recognized that conservative ideas are meaningless until we rebuild the material conditions where they can be achieved. American conservatism will never be the same.