Zack Beauchamp

But to the immediate question about, like, what is the future of the right, I think it's true that these young, like, among incredible cadres of young people, there's an obsession with figures like Bronze Age pervert, Curtis Yarvin, people who have views that are explicitly anti-democratic, bigoted. You know, there's a notion that it is interesting and fun, you know,

But to the immediate question about, like, what is the future of the right, I think it's true that these young, like, among incredible cadres of young people, there's an obsession with figures like Bronze Age pervert, Curtis Yarvin, people who have views that are explicitly anti-democratic, bigoted. You know, there's a notion that it is interesting and fun, you know,

even among these cadres to say things that are offensive. And that irony has quickly bled into sincerity, right? Where there's a deep faith and a sense that these things that they were saying to get a rise out of people are now true. The question is, how much influence does that wield over the future Republican Party?

even among these cadres to say things that are offensive. And that irony has quickly bled into sincerity, right? Where there's a deep faith and a sense that these things that they were saying to get a rise out of people are now true. The question is, how much influence does that wield over the future Republican Party?

And I don't actually know the answer to that question because we don't know the story of the Trump era hasn't been written yet, right? When I say things aren't going very well, let's assume they continue to not go very well. We get to the midterms, they lose dramatically.

And I don't actually know the answer to that question because we don't know the story of the Trump era hasn't been written yet, right? When I say things aren't going very well, let's assume they continue to not go very well. We get to the midterms, they lose dramatically.

Then the administration starts flailing around in the next two years and a Democrat wins the White House and Democrats control Congress by an overwhelming margin. Well, what does the Republican Party do with defeat? And what does it do after Trump? Because like we all act like Donald Trump is immortal. He can't die. And maybe he is. I don't know. The man certainly has survived a lot.

Then the administration starts flailing around in the next two years and a Democrat wins the White House and Democrats control Congress by an overwhelming margin. Well, what does the Republican Party do with defeat? And what does it do after Trump? Because like we all act like Donald Trump is immortal. He can't die. And maybe he is. I don't know. The man certainly has survived a lot.

And when Donald Trump dies, the glue that holds the Republican coalition together is gone. This is a very common problem in authoritarian states, the succession problem. When so much is glued together, and I think really, if you look at the details of the Republican coalition, a lot of disagreements are being papered over by the overwhelming charismatic force of one man.

And when Donald Trump dies, the glue that holds the Republican coalition together is gone. This is a very common problem in authoritarian states, the succession problem. When so much is glued together, and I think really, if you look at the details of the Republican coalition, a lot of disagreements are being papered over by the overwhelming charismatic force of one man.

And when he's off the scene, What happens to the right at that point? And that's a very open question, especially in a world where this political project looks like it's a failing one, which may or may not be true in four years.

And when he's off the scene, What happens to the right at that point? And that's a very open question, especially in a world where this political project looks like it's a failing one, which may or may not be true in four years.

To me, the big thing to watch is where the Supreme Court weighs in on a variety of these different cases, right? Because for all Trump is losing in the lower courts, the Supreme Court has the ultimate say in a variety of these things, and there's a 6-3 conservative majority. Now, it's indicated that it's willing to challenge the administration in certain ways, which is a positive sign.

To me, the big thing to watch is where the Supreme Court weighs in on a variety of these different cases, right? Because for all Trump is losing in the lower courts, the Supreme Court has the ultimate say in a variety of these things, and there's a 6-3 conservative majority. Now, it's indicated that it's willing to challenge the administration in certain ways, which is a positive sign.

But if the Supreme Court starts Basically laying out the welcome mat for a variety of different Trump policies or clearing out the legal barriers that are in place.

But if the Supreme Court starts Basically laying out the welcome mat for a variety of different Trump policies or clearing out the legal barriers that are in place.

I think that could be the single biggest warning sign because then a number of these other things that seem like they're less likely to happen or there are significant barriers in their place all of a sudden become thinkable as actual real enforceable things over the course of time.

I think that could be the single biggest warning sign because then a number of these other things that seem like they're less likely to happen or there are significant barriers in their place all of a sudden become thinkable as actual real enforceable things over the course of time.

Seeing more compliance from media organizations, not just Elon Musk buying MSNBC, which would be like the end stage of this, but rather, you know, earlier stages, more places, seeing more self-censorship from different people.

Seeing more compliance from media organizations, not just Elon Musk buying MSNBC, which would be like the end stage of this, but rather, you know, earlier stages, more places, seeing more self-censorship from different people.