American conservatives are now at a turning point. Will they create the intellectual framework to justify the worst excesses of Trumpism, or will they create a new path for the Republican Party to follow once Trumpism fails?

American conservatives are now at a turning point. Will they create the intellectual framework to justify the worst excesses of Trumpism, or will they create a new path for the Republican Party to follow once Trumpism fails? https://t.co/pjcFIAA0yo

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) July 20, 2019