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What Is The New Right? - Sean Speer

What Is The New Right? - Sean Speer

Update: 2025-12-17
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In this episode, Matt speaks with Sean Speer about the rise of the so-called “New Right” and the growing tension between conservatism and classical liberalism. Speer defends a fusionist vision rooted in ordered liberty, pluralism, and institutional restraint, arguing that attempts to use state power to impose cultural outcomes misunderstand how culture actually evolves. Together, they explore elite anxiety, civil society, immigration, and why liberal means remain essential even for those with conservative ends.


References


Sean's author page at The Hub:


https://thehub.ca/author/seanspeer/ 


What Is Conservatism? — edited by Frank S. Meyer

https://a.co/d/5suzcP4 


The Road to Serfdom — F. A. Hayek

https://a.co/d/evGqw3L 


The Crooked Timber of Humanity — Isaiah Berlin

https://a.co/d/4PuAvLB 


Bourgeois Dignity / Bourgeois Equality — Deirdre McCloskey

https://a.co/d/8B7qlQV 


The Anywhere vs Somewhere Divide — David Goodhart (interview)

https://www.commonplace.org/p/somewheres-and-anywheres-with-david 


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What Is The New Right? - Sean Speer

What Is The New Right? - Sean Speer

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