Most Americans think they understand European politics. They don’t.

What’s happening across Europe right now isn’t a copy of American conservatism—it’s something older, sharper, and in many places, more urgent. In this conversation, Matt Waters sits down with Ellen Fantini, senior editor of The European Conservative, to talk about sovereignty, culture, free speech, migration, and why ordinary Europeans are increasingly pushing back against centralized power in Brussels.

This is a wide-ranging, unscripted conversation about what’s breaking, what’s being rebuilt, and why the ideas moving through Europe matter far beyond its borders.

You’ll hear how conservative thought differs across countries. Why safety, family, and national identity are driving political realignment. And how bad ideas—and good ones—keep crossing the Atlantic.

This isn’t theory. It’s lived experience, from Vienna to Budapest to Washington.

Key Discussion Points

00:00 – Why Europe’s conservative movement doesn’t look like America’s

02:20 – The origin and mission of The European Conservative

05:25 – Why culture and beauty matter in political ideas

08:30 – Cross-pollination between U.S. and European politics

12:55 – Living under Brussels vs. Washington

18:40 – National sovereignty, populism, and democratic accountability

26:10 – Free speech, censorship, and Europe’s political red lines

30:55 – Migration, public safety, and the reality on the ground

37:40 – Why some European cities feel safer than American ones

43:00 – Education, ideology, and the long-term cultural battle

50:30 – Demographics, birth rates, and the future of Western civilization

55:45 – Why this moment feels like “now or never”

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