The Periodic Table of the New American Right

New Right is still nascent, still being formed, but there are elements we can already identify on a periodic table of sorts

 

Op-ed by David Marcus

David Marcus is a columnist living in New York City.

At a modest distance from the presidency of Donald Trump one thing has become entirely clear, the American conservative movement has irrevocably changed. The aftermath of the Capitol riot was the fierce last stand of the old guard. Marshaled by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. and Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, the attempt to turn back the clock and restore the Republican Party to what it had been for the last 25 years utterly failed. For a few days there seemed to be an opening, but honestly, there never was. Now Cheney is out of leadership. There is no going back.

What is not so clear is what the conservative movement looks like and represents in the wake of Trump. This lack of clarity is rooted in the fact that the New Right is still being created, still in its populist swaddling clothes. Everyday American conservatives are forging in the smithy of their politics the conscience of this new party. What can be identified and described in these early days are the factions that are framing the elements of this new political force. These elements point, at least in broad contours to what the future holds for the New Right.

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The Border Hawks - IRON

The Anti-Media - HYDROGEN

The Catholics - GOLD

The Anti-Identitarians - HELIUM

The Fringe - URANIUM

The Torch Bearers - LEAD

The Through Line