American Conservatism and Donald Trump
Ross Douthat at Amherst College
by: Casey Gilman November 28, 2016
Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist and author, spoke about modern American conservatism, the liberal crisis, what conservatives should learn from the rise of President-elect Donald Trump, and the desire worldwide to preserve cultural identity.
Douthat is the author of "Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics" and "Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class" and the co-author, with Reihan Salam, of "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream".
Douthat is the youngest op-ed columnist in the history of The New York Times, and was formerly a senior editor and blogger at The Atlantic.
This talk was recorded on November 16, 2016 in the Stirn Auditorium at Amherst College.
[gtalert title="Note" title_color="#699bb1″ close_button="no" border_style="none" border_radius="4″]AudioFiles is a production of New England Public Radio. The interviews, anecdotes, and oral histories recorded for AudioFiles are designed to build a public audio library of the western New England experience, and are not intended as news content, or endorsements by NEPR's staff or Board. For more information, contact AudioFiles producer, J Kyle Sullivan.[/gtalert]
‹Living with Climate Change: The Road from Paris
Valley Voices Podcast›