Mike Pence's Mission to Rekindle the Conservative Conscience

About this episode

Mike Pence discusses the challenges facing conservatism and his efforts to realign the Republican Party with its foundational principles.

Donald Trump’s second presidential term has produced conservative victories, but has also sparked a populist right that is pushing the Republican Party away from its Reagan foundations. Former Vice President Mike Pence sees the movement once again at "a time for choosing," and is working to push it back toward those foundational principles. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel and Pence talk about the rise of the populist right, where it is veering off the conservative path, the role online influencers have on the debate, and why he felt compelled to write his new book, “What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Kim Strassel

Guest: Mike Pence

Topics covered

• conservatism
• populism
• Republican Party
• political principles
• online influencers
• Mike Pence's book

Keywords

• Mike Pence
• conservative conscience
• populist right
• Republican Party
• political debate
• What Conservatives Believe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Wall Street Journal

Books & works: What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience

Places: Republican Party, Reagan

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