Abundance, Liberals, and the Future of Conservatism

About this episode

Jesse Arm and Richard Hanania discuss the future of conservatism, party dynamics, and the impact of technology on political ideologies.

Jesse Arm ( X , Substack ) is the Vice President of External Affairs at the Manhattan Institute. He joins the podcast to talk about his recent article, “Ezra Klein’s Blindspot.” Along with Richard Hanania, he discusses whether there really is a pro-abundance future for the Democrats. The conversation involves a comparison of the two parties, and a debate over what is happening on both sides of the political spectrum. Hanania mentions self-driving cars as a perfect experiment to test which side is more likely to embrace progress, and thus far it has been red states that have been more open to the technology. Hanania and Arm disagree strongly about JD Vance, and what he says about the future of the GOP. Recently, Rod Dreher made waves by suggesting that perhaps 30% to 40% of Republican staffers are Groypers. As Arm’s job involves dealing with this class of people, he has particular insight into that issue. Hanania is interested in not only whether they are personally fans of Nick Fuentes, but also what their views are about Ronald Reagan and how they think about political issues more generally. Arm also explains the dynamics of the recent NYC mayoral race. How did Mamdani end up…

People in this episode

Guests: Jesse Arm, Richard Hanania

Topics covered

• politics
• conservatism
• technology
• economic growth
• party dynamics

Keywords

• conservatism
• political spectrum
• self-driving cars
• Republican staffers
• NYC mayoral race

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Manhattan Institute, Democrats, Republicans

Books & works: Ezra Klein’s Blindspot

Places: NYC

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