Governing Right
Andy SmarickOn public leadership from inside the system
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Perpetual Populism Won't End Until We Govern Again
In a healthy democracy, populism shouldn’t last very long. And until recently America’s bouts with populism were, indeed, short-lived.
But for the last generation, we’ve had one pulse of populism after another. We just can’t seem to shake...
Memo to the New York Times Opinion Section
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To: KK (Editor, Opinion, NYT)
From: AS (Governing Right)
Date: August 4, 2026
Re: Replacing Ross Douthat; a new approach
The Issue
This mem...
Are Young Conservatives Prepared to Fight Socialism?
In this column
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* Did older conservatives prepare younger conservatives for this moment?
* The “new right” and a muscular state
* Hayek and...
The Presenting Presidency vs. The Governing Presidency
In this column:
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* Head of State vs. Head of Government
* Graphing post-WWII Presidents
* Populism is Mostly Presentment
* Graphing Pote...
The Curse of Character Comes for the Left
Graham Platner allegedly abused women in a variety of ways. Discussed raping a hypothetical male burglar. Then there’s the communism and the antisemitism. The infidelity. All the reddit stuff.
Yet many senior Democrats and pundits on the l...
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Andy Smarick has worked in eight government roles, written or edited four books, and helped launch three nonprofits. He is a dad, husband, guitarist, novelist, and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
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