# American Affairs A quarterly journal of public policy and political thought founded in 2017 by Julius Krein. Originally launched as a pro-Trump intellectual journal (initially called the Journal of American Greatness), it has evolved into one of the most important intellectual outlets for [[the New Right]] — publishing serious policy and theory pieces from across the National Conservative, post-liberal, and industrial policy wings. ## Function in the New Right Ecosystem American Affairs is the **policy translation layer** — where New Right ideas get converted from blog posts and conference speeches into serious policy proposals. It publishes on industrial policy, trade, immigration, technology regulation, and political theory, giving NatCon and post-liberal positions an aura of wonkish seriousness. ## Key Themes - Industrial policy and economic nationalism (challenging free-market orthodoxy) - Technology regulation and antitrust (skepticism of Big Tech from the right) - Post-liberal political theory - Immigration restrictionism with policy specifics - Critiques of both progressive and libertarian economics ## Funding & Connections - Founded by Julius Krein with support from the [[Peter Thiel]] network - Publishes work by [[Patrick Deneen]], Gladden Pappin, Oren Cass, and other NatCon/post-liberal intellectuals - Functions alongside Compact Magazine and [[First Things]] as the intellectual journal infrastructure of the New Right ## See Also - [[National Conservatism]] - [[Edmund Burke Foundation]] - [[Compact Magazine]] - [[The New Right Ecosystem]]