Heritage Foundation defector on 'crackup' of Project 2025 think tank

Heritage Foundation defector on 'crackup' of Project 2025 think tank

Author: WNYC Studios August 20, 2026 Duration: 20:18

As part of a 3-part series on the divisions within political movements, we explore divisions within the conservative movement, through the lens of the Heritage Foundation, a think tank with a number of recent high-profile departures over issues like misogyny and anti-semitism. 

On Today's Show:
Andrew Hale, fellow for international relations, economics, and trade at Advancing American Freedom, talks about the ideological and generational fight inside the think tank behind Project 2025, and what the battle over its direction says about where the Republican Party is headed after Trump.


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