Published October 31, 2025
If you call yourself a political conservative, as I do—and for which I make no apology—it’s time for a family conversation about who belongs in our coalition and what moral boundaries still exist.
Conservatism in America is facing a moral test. Recent events—a POLITICO exposé of grotesque vulgarities in a Young Republicans chat and Tucker Carlson’s unserious interview with the anti-Semite Nick Fuentes—reveal a movement flirting with rot under the banner of “winning.”
Fuentes is a vile figure—morally repugnant and undeserving of respect or influence. One might argue that subjecting his views to public scrutiny could helpfully diminish his appeal. Fair enough, if genuine journalism were taking place. But Carlson’s interview wasn’t a scrutiny; it was a puff piece. Evil men, when given a platform, should be exposed and repudiated. That didn’t happen here.
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Andrew T. Walker, Ph.D., is a Fellow in the Evangelicals and Civic Life Program at The Ethics and Public Policy Center. He is also the Dean of the School of Theology and Professor of Christian Ethics and Public Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and the founding Managing Editor of WORLD Opinions. He co-hosts The Bully Pulpit, a weekly podcast exploring faith, culture, and politics from a conservative Christian perspective.
