Conserving the Status Quo Means Conserving Tyranny Friedrich Hayek, no wild-eyed populist, made a devastating point that most beltway conservatives would rather ignore: conservatism without principle is just inertia. It fights to “preserve” whatever happens to be current—even if what’s current is a bloated federal Leviathan, a weaponized DOJ, and a culture war aimed squarely at traditional Americans. When institutions were free, defending them meant defending liberty. But once the institutions were hijacked—by progressives, technocrats, and the global elite—defending them became a form of surrender. The Republican Party, Hayek warned, always trails behind the radicals, embracing yesterday’s revolution as today’s “reasonable” position. And in 2026, that’s exactly where the GOP sits: on the back of the progressive bus, nodding along…
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