The rise of Barstool conservatism should be welcomed

After their electoral defeat in the 2024 election, various figures on the establishment Left and Right are now going through the predictable motions of soul-searching and finger-pointing. The new target are the so-called “Barstool conservatives”, who, according to Matthew Walther in the New York Times, are becoming a dangerous proposition.

In Walther’s piece, titled “I Viewed the Rise of ‘Barstool Conservatism’ With Alarm. And Rightly So”, readers are warned that Barstool conservatives “swung hard” for Donald Trump in the 2024 election. He sees this as a cause for alarm because they will ensure that Trumpism will last — even after the President-elect leaves the White House.