Fault Lines

Intercollegiate Studies Institute
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Fault Lines is a debate series from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) that brings leading thinkers together to confront the questions dividing the American right. Each episode goes beyond talking points to explore the real disagreements shaping conservatism, politics, and American public life. Where are the fault lines within the Right? Which differences can be reconciled, and which represent fundamentally competing visions of the future? Hosted by ISI, Fault Lines creates a forum for serious disagreement, thoughtful argument, and the ideas shaping what comes next.

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    Did Trump Fail Trumpism? | Dan McCarthy vs. Christopher Caldwell

    Resolved: Trump Killed Trumpism What is Trumpism, and can it survive Donald Trump? In the first episode of Fault Lines, Christopher Caldwell and Dan McCarthy debate whether Trump has strengthened the political movement he created or undermined its defining principles. Moderated by Leah Libresco, the conversation explores immigration, foreign policy, corruption, the changing conservative coalition, the future of conservative institutions, and what a post-Trump Republican Party could look like in 2028 and beyond. About the Speakers Christopher Caldwell is a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute and contributing editor of the Claremont Review of Books. He is the author of The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties. Dan McCarthy is Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought at The Heritage Foundation and editor-in-chief of ISI’s Modern Age. A longtime writer and editor, he previously served as editor of The American Conservative and ISI’s vice president of publications. Leah Libresco-Sargeant is a writer and author whose work has appeared in The New York Times, First Things, The Dispatch, and The New Atlantis. She is the author of The Dignity of Dependence, Arriving at Amen, and Building the Benedict Option. Watch on the podcast on YouTube Go deeper with ISI. Join a community of students, scholars, and citizens exploring the ideas shaping conservatism and American public life. Learn more about the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Check out ISI on YouTube

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Fault Lines is a debate series from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) that brings leading thinkers together to confront the questions dividing the American right. Each episode goes beyond talking points to explore the real disagreements shaping conservatism, politics, and American public life. Where are the fault lines within the Right? Which differences can be reconciled, and which represent fundamentally competing visions of the future? Hosted by ISI, Fault Lines creates a forum for serious disagreement, thoughtful argument, and the ideas shaping what comes next.

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  • Creator
    Intercollegiate Studies Institute
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Fault Lines
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