'Is There a Conservative Cancel Culture in American Politics?' with Matthew Continetti

"Is There a Conservative Cancel Culture in American Politics?" with Matthew Continetti

Event description

  • Open to the public

For years, the Republican Party has been identified with the principles and ideas of President Ronald Reagan. Yet in recent years Reagan's prominence in the GOP and conservative movement has been challenged by a New Right that embraces government power to revitalize American industry and reclaim cultural institutions. What is the future of conservatism and the Republican Party? Historian and author Matthew Continetti will present his appraisal of the state of conservatism and the direction of the American Right. The panel will be moderated by Henry Olsen, Washington Post columnist and SCETL Professor of Practice. 

Light snacks and refreshments will be served. 

About the Speaker

Matthew Continetti is a senior fellow and the inaugural Patrick and Charlene Neal Chair in American Prosperity at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where his work is focused on American political thought and history, with a particular focus on the development of the Republican Party and the American conservative movement in the 20th century.

A prominent journalist, analyst, author and intellectual historian of the right, Mr. Continetti was the founding editor and the editor in chief of the Washington Free Beacon. Previously, he was opinion editor at the Weekly Standard.

Mr. Continetti is also a contributing editor at National Review and a columnist for Commentary magazine. He has been published in the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post, among other outlets. His broadcast appearances include Fox News Channel’s Special Report with Bret Baier and NBC News’ Meet the Press.

Mr. Continetti is the author of three books, including, most recently, The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism (Basic Books, 2022). His previous books were The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star (Penguin, 2009) and The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine (Doubleday, 2006).

He has a BA in history from Columbia University.

Event contact

Molly Loonam
480-965-0155
mloonam@asu.edu
Date

Monday, April 10, 2023

Time

5:00 pm7:00 pm (MST)

Cost

Free