Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2021-12 to 2026-02.
Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Conservatism rests upon established pillars like free markets, limited government, rule of law, and the preservation of inherited…
5 people · 5 episodes
True American conservatism is defined by fundamental principles including free markets, private property, and a moral, realistic foreign policy.
“If you are conservative, you ought to generally believe one, in private and free markets. Not just because of utilitarian concerns, but morally, because free markets are good and private property is good. There are exceptions, of course, but that is the general rule. Two, you ought to believe in a r”
The Ben Shapiro Show · Jul 2026 · 10 episodes · 15.7M views on this topicConservatism is a constructive project that focuses on identifying inherited traditions and building them up to ensure they are passed across generations.
“the conservative asks about the inheritance that we've received and fundamentally wants to know what do we need to do in order to uh so that uh so that our nation our our religion our political inheritance can propagate across Generations”
Triggernometry · Jan 2023 · 2 episodes · 1.3M views on this topicAmerican conservatism is fundamentally built upon seven core principles: individual freedom, limited government, rule of law, peace through strength, fiscal responsibility, free markets, and human dig
“I said to me it boils down to what I'm going to call the seven core principles of American conservatism and it's quite simply individual Freedom limited government the rule of law peace through strength fiscal responsibility free market it's in human dignity not in any necessary order”
Jordan B Peterson · Nov 2022 · 1 episode · 260K views on this topicConservatism should be viewed as a framework that preserves and inherits traditions which possess the capacity for self-reform and growth.
“I think concern Conservatism preserves and inherits traditions that carry within it the seeds of its own reform. We see this with the abolitionist movement. We see it too with the logic of extending the franchise to women.”
Triggernometry · Nov 2023 · 2 episodes · 233K views on this topicConservatism is defined by valuing national identity, family, church, small government, free speech, and capitalism, alongside a focus on adult responsibility.
“One is the technical conservatism, small government, freedom of speech, freedom of expression. I believe in things like marriage, I believe in things like education, I believe in in in in in in capitalism for want of a better term.”
Triggernometry · Oct 2022 · 1 episode · 42K views on this topicThe neoconservative model of interventionism and war-making is flawed and should be rejected in favor of a more cautious national approach.
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The failure of the neo-conservative model lies in its naive assumption that removing a tyrant will naturally lead to a democratic outcome among the populace.
“The problem with the neocon theory in my estimation is that it seems to be predicated on the belief that a totalitarian state is basically composed of like a hyper Thug and his minions oppressing a vast number of essentially Freedom loving people and I don't think that's a reasonable account”
Jordan B Peterson · Mar 2025 · 10 episodes · 7.5M views on this topicThe speaker believes Donald Trump reshaped the GOP by moving away from the traditional party pillars of foreign interventionism, free trade, and social conservatism.
“there was the foreign interventions and American exceptionalism there was free markets and free trade and there was social conservatism that was the GOP before Trump and Trump showed up and Trump is not a social conservative he does not believe in Foreign Wars and he does not believe in free trade a”
Destiny · Oct 2024 · 1 episode · 374K views on this topicHe criticizes neoconservatives and establishment media for whitewashing Dick Cheney's legacy, noting his role in orchestrating disastrous wars.
“Doesn't matter that this guy helped lie our way into Afghanistan and Iraq who, you know, the the death tolls are at the very least in the hundreds of thousands.”
The Young Turks · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 51K views on this topicNational Conservatism is an insidious international movement that aligns contradictory ideologies and links mainstream Conservatives to disturbing, extreme political elements.
“So, what I really want to say to people like Michael Gove and Suella Braverman and Danny Kruger who are attending this conference is there are some very odd edges to this which are deeply disturbing for the Conservative Party, and which they should be distancing themselves.”
The Rest Is Politics · May 2023 · 1 episode · 15K views on this topicBlack Americans can achieve prosperity and empowerment by adopting conservative values like self-reliance, free markets, and religious…
3 people · 2 episodes
The black community can prosper through independent business ownership, land acquisition, and financial self-reliance rather than through political voting.
“We cannot vote our way out of poverty. We have to own our way out. So that means business ownership, land acquisition, controlling our supply chains, financial literacy and circulation.”
Pop & Politics · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 8K views on this topicMany black Americans hold inherently conservative values and are becoming activated to express those views and vote Republican.
“What's happening now is the people who believe a certain way but haven't been activated to speak on it are the ones that we see changing and voting for Trump. people that have always been conservative but realize that this side is actually not what they really believe like I did.”
The Rubin Report · Oct 2025 · 1 episode · 316K views on this topicBlexit aims to encourage black people to abandon the Democratic Party in favor of conservative values like free markets and religious freedom.
“Blexit itself, it stands for black exit. Black exit or getting black people to lead the Democratic party. That's the um the the acronym if you will. But there are specific values that Blexit has and that they they um I guess they act on they teach on namely free markets, economic independence, uh re”
Pop & Politics · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 8K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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