post-liberalism:

a partial or complete rejection of liberalism as undermining the "common good". suggests that liberalism is excessively focused on the individual, to the detriment of social bonds, and that current political turmoil is a product of liberalism arriving at its natural "antisocial" conclusion. closely aligned with national conservatism and catholic integralism.

national conservatism:

variant of conservatism that prioritizes sovereignty, tradition, heritage and national/cultural identity. family as a model for the state. opposes immigration, modernity, secularism, liberalism, socialism. speakers at recent national conservatism conferences include tulsi gabbard, russell vought, christian nationalist pastor doug wilson and jd vance.

claremont institute:

conservative think tank founded by students of straussian political theorist harry jaffa. mission is to "restore the principles of the American Founding to their rightful, preeminent authority in our national life". key early supporter of donald trump and project 2025 advisory board member.

whatever helen andrews is up to:

helen andrews latest claim to fame is the speech she gave at the 2025 National Conservatism Conference about the 'great feminization' caused by women entering the workplace, that 'wokeness is simply an epiphenomenon of demographic feminization ... empathy over rationality, safety over risk, cohesion over competition.' it was then published as an article in Compact and made the rounds among the substack commentariat and the nyt opinion section.

straussianism:

political philosophy associated with Leo Strauss centered on reading philosophical texts to uncover esoteric meanings. esotericism essentially holds that true meaning is intentionally hidden from plain view, usually for fear of persecution, to be discovered only by those willing to wade through its obfuscations.

catholic integralism: