Episode 03: Steven Teles
On our third episode, we speak to Steven Teles, Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University and Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center about his new book, Never Trump: The Revolt of the Conservative Elites, co-authored with Robert P. Saldin. He outlines what he thinks drove “Never Trumpers” (elite conservatives) to campaign against then-candidate Donald Trump and the role this group now plays at the margins of the Republic Party. He also touches on the theories underlying his views on Never Trumpers—including the role played by elite policymakers, ideologues, and outsiders in political parties.
Additional Reading:
Steven M. Teles, “Kludgeocracy in America,” National Affairs, (Fall 2013)
Hans Noel, Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America (2014)
David Karol, Party Position Change in American Politics: Coalition Management (2010)
David Schleicher, “Things Aren't Going That Well Over There Either: Party Polarization and Election Law in Comparative Perspective,” (2014)
Samuel Moyn, “The Never Trumpers Have Already Won,” The New Republic (Aug. 4, 2020).
Robert P. Saldin and Steven M. Teles, “Don’t Blame Never Trumpers for the Left’s Defeat,” The New Republic (Aug. 7, 2020).
Steven M. Teles and Robert P. Saldin, “The Future is Faction,” National Affairs (Fall 2020)
Steven M. Teles, The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement: The Battle for Control of the Law (2010)
Brink Lindsey and Steven M. Teles, The Captured Economy: How the Powerful Enrich Themselves, Slow Down Growth, and Increase Inequality (2017).
David Dagan and Steven Teles, Prison Break: Why Conservatives Turned Against Mass Incarceration (2016).