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Matthew Continetti

Matthew Continetti is the director of domestic policy studies and the inaugural Patrick and Charlene Neal Chair in American Prosperity at the American Enterprise Institute. His most recent book is The Right: The Hundred Year War for American Conservatism (Basic Books, 2022).

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Think You Can Guess Trump’s Next Move? Think Again.
Guessing the president’s next move is an exercise in intellectual humility, writes Matthew Continetti.
Matthew Continetti
Trump Isn’t the First President to Blow Up the Trading System
Can the 47th president avoid the same fate as Richard Nixon?
Matthew Continetti
What I Saw at the MAGA Revolution
The New Right must choose. Will it be a serious blend of populism and dynamism—or a channel for resentment and appeasement?
Matthew Continetti
Trump’s Advisers Are Divided on Iran. Which Way Is the President Leaning?
Trump’s top officials debate foreign policy in the group chat. The divide mirrors the president’s own conflicted view of how to handle Tehran.
Matthew Continetti
This Is a Republican Moment. Can Trump Seize It?
Republicans outnumber Democrats by the biggest margin in 30 years. It’s an opportunity for Trump to recast the political landscape.
Matthew Continetti
Trump’s Foreign Policy Revolution
America is now just as intent on changing the structure of the world order as Russia and China.
Matthew Continetti
The Prophet of Trump’s Second Term
Today’s political vocabulary—ruling class, Deep State, uniparty—comes from Angelo Codevilla’s pen. His students are now enacting his vision in…
Matthew Continetti
Donald Trump Broke the GOP—And Put It Back Together
Trump is the GOP’s undisputed leader. But he must not interpret his stunning victory as a blank check.
Matthew Continetti
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