This is not a re-thinking. French and the founders of The Dispatch are one of a small group who were and remain "Never Trump" conservatives. I get the sense the

This is not a re-thinking. French and the founders of The Dispatch are one of a small group who were and remain "Never Trump" conservatives. I get the sense they are among the few who actually believed in the principled conservatism that Republicans liked to talk about until it became unpopular among their base. I may not agree with French, but I 100% believe that he is being intellectually honest from his point of view and will continue to share his views that way. See also The Bulwark for a similar group who I think actually seem to be moving leftward a bit in ideology (from center-right to center perhaps; they'd bristle at being placed anywhere on the left) and David Frum. They are the conservatives I find most interesting to listen to because they chose to be honest even when it cost them money/viewers/influence. But there are not that many in this camp.