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 conservative movement must reject extremist elements to maintain its integrity as a party of liberty and justice.

“I think also on the right we have this responsibility to keep our fringes out of the out of the center the the Jew haters and the women haters and the black haters I think we just got to say no”

American 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”

Rod Dreher argues that American conservatives are currently facing a crisis where they must reject extremist elements to avoid falling into a form of right-wing totalitarianism.

“The conditions that Hannah Aaron laid out for the emergence of totalitarianism have not been dealt with. And we could easily see this rise on the right too. And I don't want to live in a right-wing totalitarian society anymore than than I want to live in a left-wing one.”