Rebuild Conservatism Around Family and Community

Post‑Trump conservative strategy should keep the populist policy focus (trade, immigration, nonintervention) while abandoning personal‑loyalty politics and explicitly prioritizing policies that strengthen local institutions, religious communities, and family formation. Tim Carney argues cultural isolation and weakened local ties—not just economics—drive political alienation and falling birthrates, so a durable coalition requires policy and rhetoric that restore civic ties. — If adopted, this reframes the GOP’s political project from personality and culture‑war theatrics to durable policy commitments about community, fertility, and anti‑cronyism, changing electoral strategy and policy priorities.