Conservatives often slept through the woke revolution only to awaken to a country their apathy allowed to transform into one they no longer recognize. Can they finally breathe fire?
There is a growing tension within American conservatism. The internal discord besetting the movement is not likely to go away, as a younger, harder Right seems to be swarming all over the internet.
One should have a healthy, if only grudging, respect for the sheer force of effort, skill, and chicanery the Left perpetrates every day in the pursuit of its goals.
If these two cracks -- internal disagreements about aiding Ukraine and nominating Donald Trump -- grow into fissures, the chances of a conservative/Republican victory in 2024 will be almost nil.
A cultural war is overshadowing and swallowing up older class conflicts. Those who used to fight the old class wars, if they’re honest, find themselves on the populist Right.