This week…

• Are Trumpism and conservatism hostile to one another, or could they be allied forces? David Azerrad, Director of the Center for Principles & Politics, thinks the two have lessons to teach the other. Trumpism, which, rather than embodying white nationalism, emphasizes the well-being of the American people, can induce a first principles-driven conservatism to connect ideas to interest.

• Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow at the Davis Institute for National Security & Foreign Policy, encourages the world to unite in placing embargoes on the Cuban government and helping bring news access to the Cuban people. For the United States’ part, Trump’s narrowly-targeted restrictions demand something of Cuba’s military dictators and could prompt action.

For some background…

• Read David Azerrad on “The New Trumpist Nationalism,” or listen to him discuss the differences between Trumpism and conservatism.

• Follow Mike Gonzalez’s coverage on Cuban dissidents under Obama and under Trump, and on Trump’s reversal of the damage done by Obama.

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