BillBuckley and Russell Kirk were leaders in buildinga movement of cultural conservatism to counter the dominant strain of liberalism that governed American politics following World War II. Thismovement would eventually lead to the presidency of Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War, as well as the riseof Republican congressional leadership in the 1990s and following. But with the fall munism and a changing American society, cultural conservatism finds itself at a crossroads.

Avik Roy, president ofThe Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity and Opinion Editor at Forbes magazine, delivered an address as part of the 2017 Acton Lecture Series on this topic, detailing the fraying of the former conservative coalition, and examining what cultural conservatism may look like 25 years from now. We’re pleased to share the video of Roy’s address below.