On October 26, 2022, the James Madison Program hosted a lecture by Matthew Continetti on The State of Conservatism 2022, based on his recent book, "The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism." This event was the annual Elizabeth M. Whelan Lecture.

Matthew Continetti is a senior fellow and the Patrick and Charlene Neal Chair in American Prosperity at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He is the founding editor of The Washington Free Beacon, a contributing editor at National Review, and a columnist for Commentary Magazine. He has been published in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, among other outlets. He also appears frequently on Fox News Channel’s “Special Report” with Bret Baier and NBC’s “Meet the Press” with Chuck Todd. Mr. Continetti is the author of three books: "The Right: The Hundred Year War for American Conservatism" (Basic, 2022); “The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star” (Sentinel, 2009) and “The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine” (Doubleday, 2006). He has a BA in history from Columbia University.

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